by alfogarc | Oct 31, 2025 | Post
Halloween night is the scariest night of the year, a time when people take the opportunity to go out dressed up as monsters, nightmarish creatures and, curiously, animals too. Some sectors of the Church view this celebration and the practice of dressing up in costumes...
by alfogarc | Oct 17, 2025 | Post
In a previous post, we discussed Degrain’s depiction of Queen Baddo in his painting “Conversión de Recaredo” (1888). Today, we will look at another depiction of the “gloriosa regina” in a 19th-century painting, “Concilio III de...
by alfogarc | Oct 7, 2025 | Post
Dear history and Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts, today we bring you a challenge. As many of you know, Google’s AI, Gemini, is capable of creating a storybook on any topic you request. We have asked Gemini to create one about the conversion to Catholicism...
by alfogarc | Sep 29, 2025 | Post
In previous publications, we discussed Queen Baddo’s signature on the minutes of the Third Council of Toledo. We used Degrain’s painting “Conversión de Recaredo” (1888) to illustrate this. Today, we will examine how this relates to Empress Theodora. ...
by alfogarc | Sep 25, 2025 | Post
From an early age, we have been taught to be polite when talking to other people, but should we also be polite to Artificial Intelligence? Researchers have long been warning of the alarming increase in energy consumption associated with the use of Artificial...
by alfogarc | Sep 15, 2025 | Post
As we have already mentioned in another publication, Queen Baddo was the first and only Visigoth queen to sign in a council, specifically in Council III of Toledo (589). But what motivated this signature in the council minutes? This was not a simple signature. We are...
