Coffee’s rich and aromatic history is steeped in a surprising blend of religion, culture, and Catholicism. Although it’s best known today as the elixir that shakes off the cobwebs on Monday mornings, coffee’s journey into the Western world was largely due to the advocacy of popes, saints, and monks—a holy trifecta of caffeine lovers. So […]
Coffee’s rich and aromatic history is steeped in a surprising blend of religion, culture, and Catholicism. Although it’s best known today as the elixir that shakes off the cobwebs on Monday mornings, coffee’s journey into the Western world was largely due to the advocacy of popes, saints, and monks—a holy trifecta of caffeine lovers. So […]