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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sheikh ul Alam Posthumous Ceremony - India

Devotees gather at Charar-e-Sharief to take part in the Poshakbandi ceremony, where the grave of Sheikh-ul-Alam is adorned with a new cloth. Sheikh ul Alam, also known as Nund Rishi, was a 14th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint and poet who preached peace, simplicity, and harmony between religions. He is the founder of the Rishi order and is regarded as the patron saint of Kashmir. on October 18, 2025 in Srinagar, India. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (SE). THE GOTHIC CLOISTER (END OF THE 14TH CENTURY) IS COVERED WITH AZULEJO PANELS BY VALENTIN DE ALMEIDA (EARLY 18TH CENTURY) WHICH TELL SCENES FROM THE SONG OF SONGS Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Porto

PORTUGAL. PORTO. PORTO CATHEDRAL (SE). THE GOTHIC CLOISTER (END OF THE 14TH CENTURY) IS COVERED WITH AZULEJO PANELS BY VALENTIN DE ALMEIDA (EARLY 18TH CENTURY) WHICH TELL SCENES FROM THE SONG OF SONGS Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Alsace

FRANCE. ALSACE. HAUT-RHIN (68) AERIAL VIEW OF THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF BERGHEIM, SURROUNDED BY 14TH-CENTURY RAMPARTS. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Occitanie

FRANCE. PYRENEES ORIENTALES (66) PRIORY OF SERRABONA, AT BOULE D'AMONT (14TH CENTURY). Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Police Recovers A Codex Of Teruel From The Year 1313

Authorities of the Nacimiento Police, General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Region of Murcia and the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Aragon, during the act of recovery of a Codex of Teruel from the year 1313, on June 17, 2025, in Murcia (Spain). The codex was in the possession of a private individual who ceded it "in good faith" when requested and records the origin of the Community of Villages of that province. In collaboration with the Government of Murcia, this manuscript will be delivered to the Provincial Historical Archive of Teruel, belonging to King Don Jaime of Aragon in the 14th century. Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) CATHEDRALE NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS THE PILLAR VIRGIN, IS A 1.80 M STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED IN THE EARLY 14TH CENTURY IN THE LATE GOTHIC STYLE, IT IS THE CATHEDRAL'S MOST FAMOUS STATUE. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT, LIKE A MIRACLE WORKER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, KNOWN AS NOTRE DAME DE PARIS OR THE VIRGIN OF THE PILLAR, IS A 1.80 M HIGH STONE STATUE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD. CARVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY, IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF LATE GOTHIC SCULPTURE AND IS THE MOST FAMOUS STATUE IN THE CATHEDRAL. FOLLOWING THE DRAMATIC FIRE ON 15 APRIL 2019, IT WAS FOUND INTACT AS A MIRACLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE. LOT (46) CAHORS. THE VALENTRE BRIDGE (14TH CENTURY), LISTED AS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF FRENCH MILITARY ARCHITECTURE FROM THIS PERIOD, AND ONE OF THE FINEST FORTIFIED MEDIEVAL BRIDGES STILL IN PLACE. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE IMPORTANT STAGES OF THE ROAD TO SAINT JACQUES DE COMPOSTELA Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Vin Alsace

FRANCE, HAUT-RHIN (68), BERGHEIM, THE HIGH GATE OF BERGHEIM (14TH CENTURY) OVER THE VINEYARD IN AUTUMN Photo by Jean Isenman/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Vin Alsace

FRANCE, HAUT-RHIN (68) BERGHEIM, THE HIGH GATE OF BERGHEIM (14TH CENTURY) OVER THE VINEYARD IN AUTUMN Photo by Jean Isenman/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Vin Alsace

FRANCE, HAUT-RHIN (68), BERGHEIM, THE HIGH GATE OF BERGHEIM (14TH CENTURY) OVER THE VINEYARD IN AUTUMN Photo by Jean Isenman/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stolen Buddha statue to be returned to Japan

SEOSAN, South Korea, May 5 Kyodo - Video taken at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, on May 10, 2025, shows a 14th-century Buddha statue (R) stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012. The statue, designated by Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture as a tangible cultural asset, will be returned to the Japanese temple in Tsushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture, on May 12, following a South Korean Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that Kannonji is its rightful owner. (Kyodo)

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Returned Buddhist statue on public display

A 14th-century Buddhist statue recently returned to Japan from South Korea is displayed to the public at a museum on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 16, 2025. Stolen from the island's Kannonji temple in 2012, the statue was returned on May 12, 2025, after South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the temple is its rightful owner.

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Returned Buddha statue on public display

A 14th-century Buddha statue recently returned to Japan from South Korea is displayed to the public at a museum on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 16, 2025. Stolen from the island's Kannonji temple in 2012, the statue was returned on May 12, 2025, after South Korea's Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the temple is its rightful owner.

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Stolen Buddha statue returned to Japan

Photo taken on May 15, 2025, at a museum in Tsushima in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki shows a 14th-century Buddha statue that was recently returned to Kannonji temple in the city after it was stolen in 2012 and taken to South Korea. The statue, designated by Nagasaki Prefecture as a tangible cultural asset, was unveiled to the media the same day ahead of is public exhibition from May 16.

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Stolen Buddhist statue returned to Japan

TSUSHIMA, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sits at Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 12, 2025. The statue, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, was returned to the temple the same day. (Kyodo)