The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most illustrated events in human history. For centuries, artists have reimagined it as a form of remembrance and as a means to convey the story of brutality ...

Daprile said the earliest known depiction of the crucifixion is actually an insult, or "graffito blasfemo," from around the year 200 A.D.. It depicts a naked and crucified person with the head of ...

A rare 600-year-old fresco by the Renaissance master Fra Angelico, considered to be one of the painter’s earliest works, has been painstakingly restored after centuries of neglect. The painting, ...

Asia Filipinos nailed to crosses in reenactment of Christ’s crucifiction, despite Church's objection The real-life crucifixions draw thousands of devotees, tourists to the Philippines ...

The decades-long crucifixion tradition, meanwhile, has put impoverished San Pedro Cutud — one of the more than 500 villages in rice-growing Pampanga province — on the map.

Eight Filipinos have been nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ's suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that is rejected by the Catholic church. The tradition draws huge crowds ...

The cross on top of the bell tower at the First Presbyterian Church, 1341 Juliana St., Parkersburg. (Photo by Art Smith) “For those who hold religion is disdain, the cross is a sign for foolishness.

Small fragments of wood believed to have been from the cross on which Jesus was crucified will be incorporated into King Charles’ coronation. Two shards of what is known as the True Cross were ...

Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital Manila on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion.

The decadeslong crucifixion tradition, meanwhile, has put impoverished San Pedro Cutud — one of the more than 500 villages in rice-growing Pampanga province — on the map.

CUTID, Philippines (Reuters) - Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion in the predominantly Catholic nation.

The real-life crucifixions in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud ... Philippines — Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday ...