What Was the Second Council of Nicaea
The Second Council of Nicaea (787 AD)
The Second Council of Nicaea was the seventh major meeting (or ecumenical council) of the Christian Church. It...
John of Nicomedia
A Church Writer During the Time of Constantine
John of Nicomedia was a priest (presbyter) in the Church of Nicomedia, located in Bithynia (in today’s...
St. Theopemptus of Nicomedia
A Brave Bishop During Persecution
St. Theopemptus was the Bishop of Nicomedia during the time of Emperor Diocletian, who ruled the Roman Empire. He was...
Edirne’s Remarkable Bridges
The bridges of Edirne, inspiring folk songs and standing as significant structures in the town, are remarkable. Many stone bridges span the Tunca River,...
Sultan Bayezid II Complex
Sultan Bayezid II, while preparing for the conquest of Kili and Akkerman, established the Sultan Bayezid II Complex on May 23, 1484. This complex...
Edirne a Historical Crossroads
Edirne, situated at the confluence of the Tunca and Meric rivers, has played a crucial role as a transit point on the East-West road...
The Bridal of Janet Dalrymple part 3
A lady, very nearly connected with the family, told the author that she had conversed on the subject with one of the brothers of...
The Bridal of Janet Dalrymple part 5
One of the marginal notes ascribed to William Dunlop applies to the above lines. “She had betrothed herself to Lord Rutherford under horrid imprecations,...
The Bridal of Janet Dalrymple part 4
Various reports went abroad on this mysterious affair, many of them very inaccurate, though they could hardly be said to be exaggerated. It was...
The Bridal of Janet Dalrymple part 2
But she took care to be present in person, and argued the point with the disappointed and incensed lover with pertinacity equal to his...
