After a long journey to the Catholic faith, Hilary (born in 310) was baptized in 345 and elected bishop of Poitiers in 353. His first work, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, is the oldest surviving ...

When I stepped into the room where medieval troubadours sang to Eleanor of Aquitaine in Poitiers, my first impulse was to shout. About 160 feet in length, the soaring stone space is capped by a timber ...

In 732 invaders who had swept across North Africa and crossed the straits of Gibraltar to Europe punched northward—eager to capture the entire continent. About a dozen miles north of Poitiers these ...

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Poitiers is the Back To The Future destination. This ancient city with Roman roots is where a famous feisty Queen of England once ruled France. Now it looks forward millions of years, in one of Europe ...