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Jesus and the Devil on the pinnacle of the temple. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Jesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). I
Jesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Jesus meets a man possessed by evil spirits. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Byzantine icon. Virgin of Tenderness. XV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Double-sided ICON with the Virgin of Tenderness (GLYKOPHILOUSA) and Saints in front and crucifixion on the back. Dated in the fifteenth century. Workshop conducted by Rhodes

Early Christian Art. Egypt. Clay jar (AMPULLAE) with Saint
Early Christian Art. Egypt. Clay jar (AMPULLAE) representing Saint Mena flanked by two camels. Dated in the seventh century. It comes from the sanctuary of Saint Mena in Egypt. Byzantine Museum

Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks B
BYZANTINE ART. Noah drinking wine. Mosaic in the Baptistery of St. Marks Basilica, dating between XII-XIV centuries. Venice. Italy

Presentation of New Colours to Irish Guards
The Presentation of New Colours to the First Battalion of the Irish Guards, in the Grounds of Buckingham Palace: The Consecration by the Chaplain-General of the Forces and a Roman Catholic Chaplain

Smyllum Orphanage, Smyllum Park near Lanark
The Smyllum Orphanage for Roman Catholic children was run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul. Date: circa 1907

St Francis Home for Catholic Boys, Shefford, Bedfordshire
Boys and teacher in the school room at St Francis Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Shefford. Designed by S.J. Nicholl, the home was later also an Industrial School. Date: circa 1905

Pilgrims at the Grotto, Lourdes, France
Pilgrims at the Grotto in Lourdes, France. More benches have been added, and the quantity of discarded crutches has increased over the years, each one of them representing a miracle cure ! Date: 1905

St Teresa of Avila as supplicant
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), visionary, receives holy inspiration as a supplicant

Catholic Working Boys Hostel, Broomhill, Glasgow
A view of the Catholic Working Boys Hostel, Broomhill, Glasgow Date: Date unknown

San Buenaventura Mission, Ventura County, California, USA. circa 1910

St. Marys Roman Catholic Church, Star of the Sea, Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. Built in concrete to a design by Italian Architect Guiseppe Rinvolucri

St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay, Devo
A group of boys and girls, one on a rocking horse, in the garden of St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay. Date: circa 1915

St Josephs Industrial School for Catholic Boys, Longsight, Manchester. Date: circa 1900

Lower church of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy
The Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy

St Anthonys Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Feltham, Middles
Toddlers at St Anthonys Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Feltham, Middlesex. Date: early 1900s

View of Cathedral, Aguascalientes, Mexico
View of the Cathedral (Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion) in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico. Date: circa 1940

Main Street, Collooney, County Sligo
Main Street, Collooney, near Ballysadare, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Showing the catholic church and presbytery Date: 1910s

Index et catalogus librorum prohibitorum (Index and catalog of Prohibited Books). List of publications prohibited by the Catholic Church to protect the faith

Doble Excelente (Double Excellent) coined in Seville. 1480. Obverse of gold coin with the representation of the Catholic Monarchs. Coin

GREECE. Daphni. Dapni Monastery. Nativity (early Comnenian period, ca. 1100). Byzantine art. Mosaic

CATHERINE of Aragon (1485-1536). Queen of England (1509-1536), first wife of Henry VIII (1509).; Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504)

Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504). Queen of Castilla y Leon (1474-1504). Reproduction of the sword of the queen Isabella. Middle Age. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum

Robert Brindle, Bishop of Nottingham
Dr Robert Brindle (1837-1916), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham (1902-1915). Date: early 20th century

Paris, France - Notre-Dame and Archbishops Palace. Date: 1650

Palma, Mallorca - Golden Monstrance in the Cathedral Sa Seu
Palma, Mallorca, Spain - The solid Golden Monstrance at the Cathedral Sa Seu (built in 1299). A monstrance, also known as ostensorium, is the vessel used in Roman Catholic

Brotherhood of the Misericordia of Florence, Italy, a charitable institution dating back to the Middle Ages. Seen here transporting a sick man. Masks are worn to preserve anonymity

St Peters Square, Vatican, Rome, Italy, crowded with people and vehicles. Date: late 19th century

Felix Antoine Philibert Dupanloup - French Ecclesiastic
Felix Antoine Philibert Dupanloup (18021878) - French ecclesiastic. Date: 1900

Guy Fawkes - Conspirator of the Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes (1570-1606) - member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Date: circa 1606

Ancient Grain Measures and Calvary at Gruyeres, Switzerland
Ancient grain measures and the Calvary at Gruyeres, Switzerland. After the opening was closed, grain was poured into the receptacles under the watchful eye of the bailiff to ensure that the merchant

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Capuchin Catacombs
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Catacombe dei Cappuccini) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy - a somewhat macabre tourist attraction! Date: circa 1910s

Anton Lang - German Studio potter and Actor - Oberammergau
Signed postcard of Anton Lang (18751938) was a German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Play. He played the role of Jesus Christ in 1900, 1910, and 1922

Irish drinker receives warning at Taproom door from Priest
" Ye re not goin into that Public House, are ye, Tim?" " Shure, oi am, Yer Riverance." " Then, do ye know the Divel in goin in wid ye." " Faith, thin

Roman Catholic Church, Khartoum, Sudan
St. Matthews Roman Catholic Cathedral, Khartoum, Sudan. Date: 1918

BONAIUTO DA FIRENZE, Andrea (1346-1379). The Triumph of Catholic Doctrine, personified in Saint Thomas Aquinas. 1365-1368. ITALY. Florence

Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation. Luther is codmened by the Vatican Curia. Decoration of the ceiling of the Sistine Hall, comissioned by the Pope Sixtus V to Andrea Lilli, Francesco Vanni

Organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of the ornate organ at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

Yule Island, Papua New Guinea
Yule Island is a small island in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Catholic missionaries settled there in 1885 and are still present

Little girl in confirmation dress
A little girl dressed all in white for her (Roman Catholic) confirmation. Date: circa 1930s

Arnos Court Reformatory for Girls, Bristol
Inmates and staff at Arnos Court Reformatory for Roman Catholic Girls in Bristol, opened in 1856. It was later known as St Josephs Reformatory, then in 1933 became St Josephs Approved School

Lourdes - The Basillica and the Grotto
A composite postcard (unusual) depicting the Rosary Basilica of the Sanctuary of our Lady at Lourdes (top) and the Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto

Pope Honorius VI
Pope Hadrianus VI (Adriaan Dedel) the only Dutch pope

St Josephs Industrial School, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
St Josephs Industrial School at Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, was opened in 1885 for 170 Catholic boys. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Miss Ismay Crichton-Stuart
The elder daughter of Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart and the Hon. Mrs. Archibald Maude Ramsay, and the cousin of the Marquess of Bute, whose marriage to Viscount Tiverton

Napoleon and Concordat
Negotiations between Napoleon and the Papacy are bitter and prolonged, but a provisional agreement re-establishes the Catholic Church as Frances religion

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