Later when Kenneth MacAlpin united the Picts and Scots into the Kingdom of Scotland, St. Andrew became the patron saint.

From its foundation in the fourth century, to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth, 'Constantinople' not only identified a geographical location, but also summoned an idea. On the one hand, ...

Sir Steven Runciman’s lapidary account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, now forty years old, was a lamentation for the civilisation and the people he loved: ‘In this story,’ he wrote, ...

Because of the love of the people for Saint Paul, Philip the Prefect ... His holy relics were brought back to Constantinople with honour by the Emperor Theodosius the Great. Thy confession of the one ...

St. Andrew, whose feast day is Nov. 30, was one of the two initial disciples of John the Baptist who encountered Jesus at the ...

The Hagia Sophia is a super famous building in Istanbul. Officially, at least according to the Turkish government, it is a ...

The Avedis Zildjian Company has been in business since 1623 and now the company has launched a pair of wireless ANC ...

Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is one of the most bustling spots in one of the world’s greatest, busiest cities. After a ...

Thomas Bruce, widely known as Lord Elgin, was the ambassador of England in Constantinople who stole the ancient sculptures ...

Should Pope Francis visit Turkey next year as he wishes to commemorate a landmark anniversary for the Council of Nicaea, it ...