Apostles Collection (page 4)

Sir Alfred Herbert Brewer - Organist and Composer
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) - Composer at the time of the performance of his oratorio, The Apostles, on 8th September 1904, the handwritten score of which can be seen to the right. Date: 1904

Jewish Shophar - The oldest wind instrument in present use in the world. Usually a simple rams horn flattened by heat. First mentioned in the Bible when the Lord descended on Mount Sinai

John the Evangelist writing the gospels. Christian art (as here) usually represents St. John with an eagle, symbolizing the heights to which he rises in the first chapter of his Gospel

18th Century Bible frontispiece - Acts of the Apostles. circa 18th century

Drawing in a tombstone. 4th c. A. D, representing
Drawing in a tombstone. 4th c. A.D, representing apostles Peter and Paul. Paleo-christian art. Engraving. ITALY. Rome. Lateran Museum

ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Saint Matthew

CYRIL, Saint (826-869). Apostle of the Slavs

Scenes of the New Testament on the Northern Wall. Paintings of Sorpe. 2nd half 12th c. Detail, the Apostles Saint Andrew, Saint Peter and Saint James (fro mleft to right) fishing. Romanesque art

CRUZ, Diego de la (15 c. );SILOɬGil de (1486-1501)
CRUZ, Diego de la (15 c.); SILOɬ Gil de (1486-1501). Main Altarpiece of the Carthusian Monastery of Miraflores. 1496-1499. SPAIN. Burgos. Carthusian monastery of Santa Maric de Miraflores

JUANES, Juan de (1523-1579). St. Behind the Saints group and the executioners appears Saul. Representation of the chapter 4, Acts of the Apostles

Camps Bay and Apostles, Cape Town, South Africa Date: circa 1905

Jesus washing his apostles feet. Date c1870 Jul. 8

Chartres Cathedral, France - Exterior of South entrance
View of the exterior of the Southern entrance to Chartres Cathedral, France, showing the highly detailed figurative carving surrounding the high Gothic arch. Date: circa 1910s

Chartres Cathedral, France - Interior of South entrance
Architectural detail of the interior view of the Southern entrance to Chartres Cathedral, France, showing the highly detailed figurative carving. Date: circa 1910s

Sandbach Crosses
In the market square of Sandbach, Cheshire, are these two Anglian Crosses, completed in the 9th century to commemorate the advent of Christianity in 653 A.D. Date: early 1940s

Kars, Turkey - The Bridge, Church and Minaret
The Bridge, 10th century Armenian Church of the Holy Apostlesand Minaret at Kars, Turkey. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534)

Saint Paul, and his conversion
Saint Paul of Tarsus, Rabbi, tentmaker, missionary, sword in one hand, bible in the other. The second illustration shows his visionary experience on the road to Damascus

Philip the Apostle
Saint Philip the Apostle. Though chosen by Jesus in person, little is known about this Philip, who is said to have preached in Greece until he was crucified and stoned

Thomas the Apostle
Thomas Didymus is best known for doubting the resurrection of Jesus; later he went as a missionary to Parthia and India, where he was pierced with lances near Madras

Saint Paul of Tarsus, Rabbi, tentmaker, missionary & writer

Saint Peter with Saint Paul
Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles and the first Pope, depicted holding the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, entrusted to him by Jesus

Saint Peter receiving the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven
Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles and the first Pope. Depicted receiving the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven from Jesus. His ultimate fate, crucifixion...head down

Saint Peter, Russian style
Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles and the first Pope. Depicted here by a Russian artist

View of London from the Dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1895
Illustration showing the view of London, looking South, from the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1895. Three large statues of Apostles are shown in the foreground, on the edge of the pediment

John Evangelist Ascends
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST the only one of the apostles to escape martyrdom, he has to make his own way to heaven, which he does by ascending into the skies as shown here

Stain Glass at Le Mans
The Apostles watch the ascension of Jesus in this window at Le Mans, France, supposed to date from the 13th century

LUKE WRITES ACTS
The first page of Acts in an English edition of the early 16th century : Luke, to whom the book is attributed, is shown writing it, with the usual bull in his study

Jesus Ascension
The Apostles gaze upward in amazement as Jesus ascends to Heaven

Padre Della Penitenza)
PADRE DELLA PENITENZA Father of the Order of Penitents, known as scalzetti because they go barefoot

APOSTLES
The Apostles Peter and John are released from prison by the angel of the Lord

St Paul preaching at Athens, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 17

Apostles Peter & John
converting the heathen in Samaria : the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, is in attendance, carrying a Holy Sacrament in its beak

Pentecost, the Spirit
At the Feast of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles

St Cyril & St Methodius
ST CYRIL & ST METHODIUS Brothers, known as the apostles of the Slavs, Christian missionaries

St Thomas / Larvik Church
SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE One of the twelve apostles - the one who doubted until given physical proof

Jesus Ascends / Fouquet
Mary and the apostles watch in amazement as Jesus returns to Heaven

Mary Goes to Heaven
She is taken to Heaven, body and soul, watched by the apostles below and welcomed by the residents of Paradise

Pentecost (Dore)
The Holy Spirit descends on the apostles, and their associates ( a multitude ) with the gift of tongues

Peter and John
Apostles Peter and John, at the Gate Beautiful at Jerusalem, heal a man who has been crippled all his days

Resurrection (C11)
A medieval representation of the Resurrection - Jesus bids farewell to his apostles

St Paul tells Festus he is not insane
St Paul rejects the charge of insanity made against him by the Roman official Festus, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 26

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