Christianity Collection (#36)

St Augustine and the English
St Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory as a missionary to England. He went first to King Ethelbert (because his French wife Bertha was already a Christian). Date: Circa 600 AD

Interior of Old Crathie Church
Worshippers inside old Crathie Kirk in the Scottish village of Crathie in 1851, known as the place of worship of the British Royal Family when they are at nearby Balmoral

Old Crathie Kirk
Worshippers outside old Crathie Kirk in the Scottish village of Crathie, known as the place of worship of the British Royal Family when they are at nearby Balmoral

Swedish Scouts building an altar in the forest. circa 1960s

Mary Churchill christens a canteen, 1944
A Church Army Mobile Canteen was named The Second Front by Subaltern Mary Churchill, A.T.S at a ceremony on Horse Guards Parade. Miss Churchill is seen with Captain G.A Bucknell, the Rev

Mary Churchill visits the Church Army H. Q 1944
Subaltern Mary Churchill, A.TS, youngest daughter of Winston Churchill, lunched with the Reverend H.H Treacher, head of the Church Army, when she inspected hostel adjoining the headquarters. 1944

Worshipping the golden calf

Methodist Conference
The first Wesleyan Conference is held at the Foundry, City Road, London - John Wesley addresses his companions, including his brother Charles. Date: 1744

Snowy Swiss Village
A picture postcard Swiss village, with a pretty church, covered in snow, near Berne, Switzerland. Date: 1930s

Selling Indulgences C15
Jesuits sell indulgences to the people of Lucerne, Switzerland - the populace give the Church money in return for spending a shorter period in Purgatory... Date: 15th century

11th Century Clergy
A Western European bishop, between a monk and a priest Date: 11th Century

Clovis Baptised (1)
Clovis, Merovingian king of the Franks, converts to Christianity after defeating the Alemanni at TOLBIAC, as he promised his wife Clothilde he would do Date: 25 December 496

Miracle / Zulu Chief
A Zulu chief, converted to Christianity, seeks to emulate Moses by commanding a river to part like the Red Sea - but it doesn t, and he loses 50 of his subjects Date: 1925

Australia Sunday Digging
During the Gold Rush: Sunday at the diggings. Date: circa 1850

New Priests at Rome
New priests are processed at the church of San Giovanni Laterano, Rome Date: 1907

Baptising Natives
Mormons baptise Native Americans. A camera man is there to record the moment for posterity. 1882

Socins Books Burned
Fausto Socin, Italian heretic living in Krakow, Poland, is dragged out of bed to watch his writings being burned in the street Date: circa 1600

Village Priest, Bretagne
The village priest, Bretagne Date: 1903

Anglican Liturgy
THE ENGLISH LITURGY Archbishop Cranmer presides over the committee which will compile the English Liturgy, the prayers etc used in the various services Date: 1549

Popes & Monks Satirised
A German satire on the Catholic Church - demons are hunting monks and even attacking the Pope Date: 16th Century

Angelus in Canada
French-Canadian farmworkers pause in their labours when the angelus sounds Date: late 19th century

Pastors wife in studio photo, Mid Wales
A rather sad-looking pastors wife poses for her photo in the photographers studio, Mid Wales. She wears a cross on a chain round her neck, and wears a dark dress with a white dog collar at the neck

The Pluralist, aided by his patron
A satirical comment on the rise of religious pluralism in the mid 19th century

Large monastic villa in Mid or South Wales
A large monastic villa in Mid or South Wales, with a monk in dark robes standing in front

Two girls looking at a crucifix outside a church
Two girls looking at a crucifix set in a gothic arch-shaped niche outside a church

Boy kneeling in front of a religious statue
A boy kneeling in front of a religious statue of a woman (perhaps a saint) praying. He is holding his hands together in imitation of the statue

Choirboy singing in a church choir, Horley, Surrey
A choirboy singing in a church choir at Salfords Church, Horley, Surrey. He is holding a book entitled English Praise, though other choristers are using The Red Carol Book

Bramwell Booth
Portrait, in uniform, of (William) Bramwell Booth (1856-1929), eldest son of Salvation Army founder William Booth. Bramwell became the Armys second leader (General) after his fathers death in 1912

Maria Brunnlein church, Wemding, Germany
View (on the left) of the Maria Brunnlein Roman Catholic church in Wemding, Bavaria, Germany. The church contains a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary

Harry Secombe
Sir Harry Donald Secombe (1921-2001), Welsh entertainer and comedian with a fine tenor singing voice. Seen here singing in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, possibly for a TV programme

St Nicholas Church, Berlin, Germany
St Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche), Berlin, Germany, distinctive for its twin steeples. Seen here with an old signboard in the foreground

Equestrian statue and Berlin Cathedral, Germany
An equestrian statue, the rider fighting a lion, near Berlin Cathedral, Germany

Visitors in front of Berlin Cathedral, Germany
Visitors relax on the grass in front of Berlin Cathedral, Germany

Berlin Cathedral, Germany
View of Berlin Cathedral from across the Schlossbrucke (Palace Bridge), Germany

St Cajetan Church, Old Goa, India. Originally known as the Church of Our Lady of Divine Providence, it was completed in 1661

Inner court and tower, Bom Jesus Basilica, Old Goa, India
Inner court and tower of the Bom Jesus Basilica in Old Goa, India. Built in 1695, the basilica holds the mortal remains of St Francis Xavier and is an international site of pilgrimage

Se Cathedral, Old Goa, India
The Se (St Catherine s) Cathedral in Panjim, Old Goa, India. It was commissioned by the Portuguese Viceroy, Redondo, and consecrated in 1640

Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa, India
The church of St Francis of Assisi in Old Goa, India. It was built in 1661 on the site of an earlier church. Today it houses an archaeological museum

Mosaic, Euphrasius Basilica, Porec, Croatia
View of the mosaic above the entrance to the Euphrasius Basilica at Porec, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. The early Byzantine church was named after Euphrasius

Mermaid of Zennor pew, Zennor Church, Cornwall
Canon Cotter stands in the pulpit in Zennor Church, near St Ives, Cornwall, near the Mermaid of Zennor pew, on the end of which is carved a mermaid with long flowing hair

Crediton Church, Devon, in the snow
The church in Crediton, Devon, following a fall of snow

Lourdes, France - The Lake

Roadside shrine, Austria
A roadside shrine on a country road not far from Aggsbach, Lower Austria

Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
View of an ornate cross with the cupola above it, in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) in Rome, Italy

Rococo lectern, Studienkirche, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
View of a rococo style lectern in the Studienkirche (Study Church or University Church), formerly the Jesuit Church of the Assumption, in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Studienkirche fresco, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
Fresco on the ceiling of the Studienkirche (Study Church or University Church), formerly the Jesuit Church of the Assumption, in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Baroque altar, Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany
View of the baroque altar in the Dominican Convent Church in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. The church was built in 1720

Studienkirche interior, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
View of the interior of the Studienkirche (Study Church or University Church), formerly the Jesuit Church of the Assumption, in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

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