In the convoluted 8th century, a monk simply known as Beato, took up the banner of spiritual resistance. His work soon became the first best-seller of the Middle Ages.
The Ayalon Valley where Joshua asked God to stop the Moon, also identified as Nicopolis-Emmaus
The presence of fragments of the true Cross of Christ has turned Caravaca and Liébana, in Spain, into holy cities and pilgrimage destinations
Mausoleum and Museum in the former spiritual see of Mevlevi Order and its founder Rumi, best known as whirling dervishes
Remains of Adada, a Greek-Roman city on the road that st Paul walked during his apostolic journeys
People visiting the holy site, Eshab-i Kehf Cave (Cave of the Seven Sleepers). Mehmet Cetin - Shutterstock
One of several caves in the world that claims to be the cave where the Seven Sleepers stayed
Monastical Christian complex connected with ancient Lystra, a city where st Paul preached in many occasions
Archaeological site of Perge, a city that became an important Christian center on 5th and 6th century
Archaeological site of the ancient Antioch of Pisidia, a city that Saint Paul and Barnabas visited on their first apostolic journey