Magdeburg and Quedlinburg, two cities in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany offer a peep into medieval history, Romanesque and Gothic architecture and a cultural legacy of the Ottonian empire.

about medieval mystics Marguerite Porete, Mechthild of Magde­burg, and Julian of Norwich, and, most recently, Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Con­templation and Compassion. Some readers may ...

today´s state capital of Saxony-Anhalt has a special historical significance for medieval Europe. Here, the founder of the Holy Roman Empire endowed the Moritz Monastery and the first Magdeburg ...