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The Amphiareion of Oropos in Attica, Greece was a sanctuary dedicated to the hero Amphiaraos in the late fifth century BCE.

The temple of Poseidon, relatively well-preserved even today, was constructed in 450-440 BCE. According to modern scholars, it was designed by the same architect who designed the Theseion in Athens' Ancient Agora and the Temple of Nemesis...

The landscape west from the temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Attica.

The landscape of Boeotia, Greece during the spring from the monastery of Hosios Loukas near the town of Distomo.

Artemis was worshiped in Brauronia as the goddess of greenery and hunting, as well as the protectress of women during childbirth and of babies. The sanctuary, located in Attica, Greece, dates to the first half of the 5th century BCE.

The temple, known as the Theseion, is located in the Ancient Agora of Athens, Greece. The temple's construction began in 449 BCE. It was built in honor of two gods, Hephaestus and Athena.

Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga Presiding at the Council of Trent, painting by Elia Naurizio (1589-1657). Diocesan Museum Francesco Gonzaga, Mantua.

Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, marble statue by Gianlorenzo Bernini, 1652. Cornaro chapel, Santa Maria Della Vittoria church, Rome.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Vision of Christ and God the Father at La Storta, oil on canvas by Domenichino, c. 1622. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

A modern statue of Juan Ponce de León (c. 1460-1521) in St. Augustine, Florida. Ponce de León was a conquistador who became the first governor of Puerto Rico and, landing in Florida on an expedition of exploration, gave the region that name...