LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been retouched) Sotheby's unveils one of the rarest and most historically important diamond necklaces of noble and royal provenance to ever ...

3. In the fourteenth century the rosary also has the meaning of florilegium, a collection of pious thoughts or little poems about Mary. The stanzas (varying in number, 50, 150...) rhymed with Ave and ...

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Jewelry can be just as important as clothing when it comes to curating a personal style. Although some aspects of the accessory are more personal and subjective — wedding bands, family heirlooms ...

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Visit the homepage for more information. Many of the popes have championed the Rosary as a powerful, multifaceted devotion. The theologian Romano Guardini described praying the rosary as ...