Penance Collection

Bermuda Ireland Island
Ireland Island fortifications and dockyards in Bermuda, showing transported convicts arriving to serve their penance

China / Russians & British
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON standing for an hour in Uttoxeter market-place in penance for refusing, as a boy, when asked by his father to sell books there

Eleanor Cobham (c. 1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to
Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

The Annunciation by Fra Filippo Lippi (c.1406-1469) - painted on wood panel 1445-1450. Date: circa 1450

India - Calcutta - doing penance on a bed of spikes early 1900s

India - Hermit doing penance Gem Lake Mount Abu early 1900s

Penitent Magdalene, 1654, by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Spanish painter. Penitent Magdalene, 1654. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

ST ELISABETH FLAGELLATED
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary, after death of husband, devotes herself to pious works and penance, is regularly flagellated by her confessor circa 1230

Indulgence granted by the Archbishop of Armagh Rowland Jorse 1312 with his seal showing him in religious robes with crozier

FLAGELLANTS OF COIMBRA
The Jesuits of Coimbra, Portugal, notorious for their high life-style, do public penance for their sins, flagellating themselves through the streets. Date: circa 1560

Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, public penance London
Eleanor Cobham(c.1400-1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

EVENTS / ITALY 1077
The Holy Roman Emperor HEINRICH IV does penance at Canossa, Modena, after which he is forgiven by pope Gregorius VII Date: January 1077

Duchess of Gloucesters penance
Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (1400-1452). Having consulted astrologers to divine the future, they predicted that Henry VI would suffer a life-threatening illness

Heinrich IV does penance at Canossa
The Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich IV does penance at Canossa, Modena, after which he is forgiven by pope Gregorius VII January 1077

Juan Alvaro Zapata (1552-1623). Spanish Cistercian monk. Vi
Juan Alvaro Zapata (1552-1623). Spanish Cistercian monk. Abbot of Veruela. Vida, Penitencia i Milagros de Nuestra Gloriosisimo Padre San Bernardo. Edition of Zaragoza, 1595. Episcopal Library

Pope Gregorius VII
POPE GREGORIUS VII (Hildebrand) pope and saint, noted for his quarrel with emperor Heinrich IV whom he compelled to stand in penance at Canossa

Cartoon, Valentine Baker, British soldier
Cartoon, Valentine Baker (1827-1887), British soldier, also known as Baker Pasha -- Penance! He served with both the British and Ottoman armies and took part in several wars

Spain. Barcelona. Sarrias Desert Monastery. Penance grotto
Barcelona. Sarrias Desert Monastery. Penance grotto and cross of the plague. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain

St. Jerome Penitent. Miniature belonging to the 15th century book Letters. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Jane Shore Repents
Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV, performs public penance in the streets of London after being convicted of practising witchcraft 1483

French Theatre / Urbain
Urbain ( amoureux ) A character from Les Esprits by Pierre de Larivey. Date: 1579

Fakir or fukeer, enthusiast.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

TORRIGIANO, Pietro (1472-1528). Saint Jerome. 1525. Renaissance art. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. Sevilla. Fine Arts Museum

Punishing the absence of doctrine. South American school. Costumbrism. Painting

Thomasa a Becket doing penance
" From " Historical Events", a series of postcards. " Date: 1905

Malvern Water Cure (11)
(11 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern. Costume of the established, doing penance in the wet sheet

Malvern Water Cure (3)
(3 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern The Foot Bath " Doing penance in the stocks, for past transgressions"

Louis Le Pieux
The reign of Louis le pieux is notable for the increased power of the clergy : at Attigny he does public penance before the emperor, further diminishing his prestige

Italy Canossa
The fortress of Canossa, famous as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich IV stood for three days in the snow, as penance for offending pope Gregorius VII

Jewish Penance
Penance of German Jews in their synagogue : they are beaten on their bare backs

Henrietta Maria / Penance
HENRIETTA MARIA queen of Charles I, made to do penance at Tyburn London, by her confessors

Heinrich IV at Canossa
Emperor Heinrich IV spends 3 days and nights in penance to avoid excommunication by pope Gregorius VII. He is usually depicted outdoors in the snow, but this is more credible

Penitent / Sedan Chair
A shaven-headed religious man (possibly a monk) spends reflective time in a spike - lined sedan chair in China in penitent repose

Italian Penitent 19C
An Italian Black Penitent in dark brown habit and hood, carrying a chain for self- flagellation and pictures of Christ and His crucifixion

Vercingetorix & Caesar
The leader of the Gauls, Vercingetorix, lays his arms before Caesar

Scala Santa / Rome 1830S
In the small church of San Giovanni, pilgrims climb the Scala Santa (Holy Stair), a staircase which includes 28 steps taken from the palace of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem

Religion / Flagellants
A man flagellates himself as penance for his sins

Religion / Flagellant / 1553
A disciplinary or devotional practise found among many religious groups

Saint Vincent Ferrier
SAINT VINCENT FERRIER (or FERRER)Spanish Dominican who had a stormy career but won renown as a phenomenally successful preacher on the theme of penance

Ambrose and Theodosius
SAINT AMBROSE, bishop of Milan, is disapproving when emperor Theodosius massacres 7000 people of Thessalonica, and orders him to do public penance - which he does

Penance of David
Reproved by Nathan the prophet, David repents of his sins

Urged to Repent 1880
A fallen woman is urged to repent of her wickedness

Feast or Flagellation
While those who live for the moment feast and frolic, others who recognise the seriousness of our life on Earth flagellate themselves to the greater glory of God

Medieval Flagellants
Procession of flagellants during the Middle Ages

Flagellants of Tournai
A procession of flagellants at Doornik (now Tournai), Belgium : collective hysterias of this kind are a recurring feature of medieval popular religious activity

HERAKLES
Greek hero, son of Zeus and Alkmene, the worlds strongest man, which he needed to be to perform the Twelve Labours for King Eurystheus, as a penance for crimes he did while mad

Flagellants of Coimbra
The Jesuits of Coimbra, Portugal, notorious for their high life-style, do public penance for their sins, flagellating themselves through the streets. Date: circa 1560

Eleanor of Gloucester
Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London

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