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Background imageConvent Collection: St Hildegard Von Bingen

St Hildegard Von Bingen
SAINT HILDEGARD VON BINGEN German religious Founder and abbess of convent of Rupertsberg

Background imageConvent Collection: Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes

Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes, 1779. Painting by Bernardo Rodriguez. Quito School. Colonial baroque. Painting. ECUADOR. PICHINCHA. Quito. Convent of San Francisco

Background imageConvent Collection: ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Background imageConvent Collection: ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO

Background imageConvent Collection: Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia

Ascension Cathedral, near Omsk, Russia
View of the Ascension Cathedral, with belfry on the left, 55km south of the city of Omsk, Siberia, Russia. It belongs to the Achairsky Monastery, which was founded in 1905

Background imageConvent Collection: Covent Garden Porters

Covent Garden Porters
Covent Garden was formerly the convent garden of the abbey of Westminster : it was for many years Londons major fruit and vegetable market. Date: 1924

Background imageConvent Collection: Russia / Nizhny Novgorod

Russia / Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod: Convent of the Annunciation

Background imageConvent Collection: Christopher Columbus at La Rabida, 1872. By F. Adam

Christopher Columbus at La Rabida, 1872. By F. Adam
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Genoese navigator. Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1872. Copy by F. Adam of the homonimous painting by Eduardo Cano de la Pena. Maritime Museum. Barcelona

Background imageConvent Collection: ST Therese Sacristan

ST Therese Sacristan
Therese Martin (1873 - 1897) performing the functions of sacristan in her convent

Background imageConvent Collection: TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). Santa Teresa s

TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). Santa Teresa s
TERESA of JESUS, Saint (1515-1582). Santa Teresas autographic letter. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Avila. Convent of Saint Teresa

Background imageConvent Collection: Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas

Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas
The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba - a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank (east of Bethlehem)

Background imageConvent Collection: Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan

Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan de Nalda. Castilian Spanish-Flemish School. It comes from the Convent of Santa Clara (Palencia). Gothic art. Painting. SPAIN

Background imageConvent Collection: Rue Royale, Lille, France

Rue Royale, Lille, France
Rue Royale, Banque de France and Couvent du Sacre Coeur, Lille, France Date: circa 1910s

Background imageConvent Collection: The Abbess visited by Death. Series The Dance

The Abbess visited by Death. Series The Dance
The Abbess visited by Death. Facsimile of an engraving, belonging to the series The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger, in Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort, 1538

Background imageConvent Collection: Foundation of the secular abbeys of Mons, Maubeuge

Foundation of the secular abbeys of Mons, Maubeuge and Nivelles. The canonesses gathered in Nivelles, where Walcaud, bishop of Liege (810-832), urges them to adopt a Rule

Background imageConvent Collection: Saint Catherine's Monastery, at the foot of Mount

Saint Catherine's Monastery, at the foot of Mount
Saint Catherine's Monastery. Located at the foot of Mount Sinai. Engraving by Ransonnette

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent Walk and River Avon, Christchurch

Convent Walk and River Avon, Christchurch, Dorset, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageConvent Collection: Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes, Paris

Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes, Paris
Front of the church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes, 70 rue de Vaugirard, Paris, built in 1620 for the Shoeless Carmelites with a classical exterior and Baroque interior

Background imageConvent Collection: Front of the church of the Filles de la Visitation Sainte-Marie

Front of the church of the Filles de la Visitation Sainte-Marie
Front of the convent church of the Filles de la Visitation Sainte-Marie, Porte St.-Antoine, Paris. Designed by Francois Mansart and built by Michel Villedo, circa 1634

Background imageConvent Collection: Antonio Fiorentino, or Antonio Veneziano, Italian fresco painter

Antonio Fiorentino, or Antonio Veneziano, Italian fresco painter
Antonio Fiorentino, or Antonio Veneziano, c.1310-1388, Italian fresco painter who worked in Venice and Pisa, leaving works in the convent of Santo Spirito, Florence, and Campo Santo, Pisa

Background imageConvent Collection: First Carlist War (1833-1840). Anti-clerical riots of 1835

First Carlist War (1833-1840). Anti-clerical riots of 1835
History of Spain. Catalonia. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Anti-clerical riots of 1835. Revolts against the religious orders that took place as a result of their support for the Carlist side

Background imageConvent Collection: Capuchins in the choir singing vespers. Engraving, 1898

Capuchins in the choir singing vespers. Engraving, 1898
Capuchins in the choir singing vespers. Choir of the convent of the Capuchins at Via Veneto in Rome. Engraving after a painting by Ricardo Navarrete. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898

Background imageConvent Collection: Russia, Saint Petersburg. Smolny Convent of the Resurrection

Russia, Saint Petersburg. Smolny Convent of the Resurrection, on the left bank of the River Neva. Engraving by Lemaitre and Ales. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870)

Background imageConvent Collection: Russia. Moscow. The Ascension Convent. Engraving

Russia. Moscow. The Ascension Convent. Engraving
Russia. Moscow. The Ascension Convent. Founded by Grand Princess Eudokia, the wife of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy. It was built near the Spasskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin

Background imageConvent Collection: Bas-relief depicting Jesus, the Virgin and Saint John - tomb

Bas-relief depicting Jesus, the Virgin and Saint John - tomb
Frontal of a stone tomb. Bas-relief depicting Jesus, the Virgin and Saint John. 15th century. Probably from the Convent of Santo Domingo or the Church of Santo Tomi¡s (La Coruna, Galicia, Spain)

Background imageConvent Collection: Tombstone with cord and scallop, Franciscan symbols

Tombstone with cord and scallop, Franciscan symbols. Bas-relief. 15th century. Convent of Saint Francis, La Coruna (Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruna (San Anton Castle)

Background imageConvent Collection: Tombstone - bas-relief depicting a woman in Franciscan habit

Tombstone - bas-relief depicting a woman in Franciscan habit
Tombstone with bas-relief depicting a woman wearing the Franciscan habit. 15th century. From the Convent of San Francisco, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain

Background imageConvent Collection: Tomb with depiction of a recumbent female figure and a dog

Tomb with depiction of a recumbent female figure and a dog
Stone tomb with depiction of a recumbent female figure and a dog in bas-relief. 1425-1450. Convent of Santo Domingo (La Coruna, Galicia, Spain)

Background imageConvent Collection: Fragment of tombstone with relief depicting a warrior

Fragment of tombstone with relief depicting a warrior
Fragment of a tombstone with relief depicting a warrior, ruler of La Coruna. 1475-1499. From the Convent of Santo Domingo (A Coruna, Galicia, Spain)

Background imageConvent Collection: Tombstone with inscription written in Galician language

Tombstone with inscription written in Galician language, 1446. From the Convent of Santo Domingo (A Coruna, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruna (San Anton Castle)

Background imageConvent Collection: Tombstone with prayer figure in bas-relief

Tombstone with prayer figure in bas-relief, 1411-1414. From the Convent of Santo Domingo (A Coruna, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruna (San Anton Castle). Galicia, Spain

Background imageConvent Collection: Tombstone with relief depicting two praying figures

Tombstone with relief depicting two praying figures. 1400-1450. The upper part shows the marriage formed by Gomez Patino and Maria de Galo to whom the tombstone belongs

Background imageConvent Collection: Tombstone with relief depicting two praying figures

Tombstone with relief depicting two praying figures. 1400-1450. The upper part shows the marriage formed by Gomez Patino and Maria de Galo to whom the tombstone belongs

Background imageConvent Collection: Voussoir with a relief depicting a dragon 14th century

Voussoir with a relief depicting a dragon 14th century
Voussoir with a relief depicting a dragon. 14th century. From the Convent of Santo Domingo (A Coruna, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruna (San Anton Castle). Galicia, Spain

Background imageConvent Collection: Capital showing six apostles

Capital showing six apostles. One of the figures carries a key (probably Saint Peter) and another seems to hold a sword and a book (possibly Saint Paul). 14th century

Background imageConvent Collection: Capital with harpies, Monastery, Santa Catalina of Montefaro

Capital with harpies, Monastery, Santa Catalina of Montefaro
Capital with harpies (lion-headed bird). From the Monastery of Santa Catalina of Montefaro, 14th century (1370). La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain

Background imageConvent Collection: Spain, Avila. Convent of St. Teresa

Spain, Avila. Convent of St. Teresa. Engraving. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870

Background imageConvent Collection: Avila - Cloister of the Monarchs - Monastery of Santo Tomas

Avila - Cloister of the Monarchs - Monastery of Santo Tomas
Spain, Avila. The Cloister of the Monarchs, in the Monastery of Santo Tomas, where the Agricultural Exhibition was held. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Rico

Background imageConvent Collection: Venezuela, Caracas. Palace of the Academies

Venezuela, Caracas. Palace of the Academies. Exterior of the new building to be used as a university, academy, library and museum. Founded by the president of the country, Guzman Blanco

Background imageConvent Collection: Spain, Avila. Main facade of the Church and Convent

Spain, Avila. Main facade of the Church and Convent of Santa Teresa. Built on the site of the house where Santa Teresa de Jesus was born. Drawing by Nao. Engraving by Rico

Background imageConvent Collection: Spain, Salamanca. House of Santa Teresa. Patio

Spain, Salamanca. House of Santa Teresa. Patio. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Background imageConvent Collection: National Tile Museum

National Tile Museum. Housed in the Madre de Deus Convent, founded in 1509 by Queen Dona Leonor for the Poor Clares of Setubal. It was enlarged by John III and modified in the 18th century

Background imageConvent Collection: Lisbon - Church of Sao Domingos (Igreja de Sao Domingos)

Lisbon - Church of Sao Domingos (Igreja de Sao Domingos)
Portugal, Lisbon. Church of Sao Domingos (Igreja de Sao Domingos). Architectural detail of the upper body of the facade. Baroque style. Santa Justa neighborhood

Background imageConvent Collection: Children in a French convent school, being taught by a nun. Date: 1886

Children in a French convent school, being taught by a nun. Date: 1886

Background imageConvent Collection: St. Mary's Dominican Convent, Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

St. Mary's Dominican Convent, Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
The South View of St. Mary's Dominican Convent, Cabra, an inner suburb on the northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Date: 1905

Background imageConvent Collection: Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Background imageConvent Collection: View of Jerusalem with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

View of Jerusalem with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1800s. Parte di Gerusalmme colla Chiesa del S. Sepolero

Background imageConvent Collection: St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville - Refuge & Laundry

St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville - Refuge & Laundry
The refuge and laundry buildings at St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville, Hampshire, established to receive penitents and young girls in moral danger. Date: circa 1905

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent of Our Lady of Sion, Chepstow Villas, London

Convent of Our Lady of Sion, Chepstow Villas, London - Exterior, Interior and the Gradens. Now sold and turned into smart Notting Hill Gate apartments... Date: 1913

Background imageConvent Collection: Small children take a nap during the afternoon, Sri Lanka

Small children take a nap during the afternoon, Sri Lanka
Two nuns watch as small children take a nap during the heat of the afternoon at a school run by the The Good Shepherd Sisters, in Sri Lanka Date: 1995

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent De La Guya, Macao, China

Convent De La Guya, Macao, China

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent of St Claire, Lima, Peru

Convent of St Claire, Lima, Peru

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent of San Francisco, Lima, Peru

Convent of San Francisco, Lima, Peru

Background imageConvent Collection: St. Augustin Convent, Paris, France

St. Augustin Convent, Paris, France, hand tinted photo, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent of Mar Saba, Israel

Convent of Mar Saba, Israel

Background imageConvent Collection: Israel Convent of Mar Saba pre-1900

Israel Convent of Mar Saba pre-1900

Background imageConvent Collection: Mar Saba Convent, Holy Land, Victorian period

Mar Saba Convent, Holy Land, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent Walk, Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset

Convent Walk, Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageConvent Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and family at Borodino

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and family at Borodino
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Imperial Family at a Convent at Borodino: one of the pupils offers the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich a work she has made. Date: circa 1911

Background imageConvent Collection: Punch At The Convent

Punch At The Convent
This painting depicts a scene where a seated crowd of spectators, with children at the front, are viewing a traditional Punch and Judy puppet show at a convent, nuns are tending to the audience

Background imageConvent Collection: Convent

Convent
A painting which shows a courtyard of a convent, rich with potted and planted flowers and trees, a nun is praying in the centre, with others on the balcony. Date: circa 1917

Background imageConvent Collection: Spain, Valladolid. The Church of Saint Paul

Spain, Valladolid. The Church of Saint Paul. Former convent, Isabeline style. It was commissioned by Cardinal Juan de Torquemada between 1445 and 1468

Background imageConvent Collection: Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles

Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles

Background imageConvent Collection: Photographs showing scenes after the Portuguese Revolution

Photographs showing scenes after the Portuguese Revolution

Background imageConvent Collection: Death, grotesquely crowned with flags or feathers

Death, grotesquely crowned with flags or feathers, seizes the Abbess by her scapulary

Background imageConvent Collection: Death seizes the Mendicant Friar as he enters

Death seizes the Mendicant Friar as he enters a convent with his money-box and wallet

Background imageConvent Collection: SPAIN. Toledo. Spainish Civil War(1936-1939)

SPAIN. Toledo. Spainish Civil War(1936-1939). Toledo. Wooden Christ from the Convent of the Concepcion mutilated with an ax

Background imageConvent Collection: Therese's tomb

Therese's tomb
The tomb of Therese Martin (1873 - 1897) in the Carmelite convent at Lisieux, where she had been a nun until her early death

Background imageConvent Collection: THERESE'S CONVENT

THERESE'S CONVENT
The Carmelite convent at Lisieux, where Therese was a nun until her early death. Date: 1873 - 1897

Background imageConvent Collection: Monastery of Daphni, near Eleusis, Greece

Monastery of Daphni, near Eleusis, Greece Date: 1901

Background imageConvent Collection: Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Background imageConvent Collection: Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Background imageConvent Collection: Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

Background imageConvent Collection: Ruined convent, Wady Feiran

Ruined convent, Wady Feiran
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Ruined convent, Wady Feiran

Background imageConvent Collection: Smolny Convent, St Petersburg, Russia

Smolny Convent, St Petersburg, Russia
Vintage 19th century photograph: Smolny Convent or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection, St Petersburg, Russia

Background imageConvent Collection: Taking the veil

Taking the veil at the church of the convent of the most Holy Trinity at Bermondsey, which opened for the reception of the sisterhood of the Order of our blessed Lady of Mercy in November 1839

Background imageConvent Collection: Seated monk, Capuchin Convent, Amalfi, Italy

Seated monk, Capuchin Convent, Amalfi, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Seated monk, Capuchin Convent, Amalfi, Italy

Background imageConvent Collection: Monster Tea Garden

Monster Tea Garden
A popular venue in the 18th century, situated at the corner of St Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, London

Background imageConvent Collection: English gentleman and bookseller staring at a young beauty

English gentleman and bookseller staring at a young beauty
An English gentleman at a booksellers in Avignon, catching his first glimpse of the beauty Clara with her old aunt. First sight of Clara at Avignon

Background imageConvent Collection: View of Bethlehem and the convent, 1800s

View of Bethlehem and the convent, 1800s. Veduta di Betlemme col convento

Background imageConvent Collection: A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young girl

A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young girl
A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young virginal peasant girl in his cave. The hermit. L Ermite

Background imageConvent Collection: Sacre Coeur Convent, Orphanage, St Joseph Juniorate, Jersey

Sacre Coeur Convent, Orphanage, St Joseph Juniorate, Jersey
Sacre Coeur Convent (left), Sacre Coeur Orphanage (centre) and St Joseph Juniorate/Seminary (right), St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912

Background imageConvent Collection: Walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, 1797

Walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, 1797
Parts of the north and east walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut

Background imageConvent Collection: Skeleton of Death extinguishing candles before a Canoness

Skeleton of Death extinguishing candles before a Canoness
Skeleton of Death extinguishing candles on an altar before a Canoness as she listens to a young troubadour playing a lute



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