Crucifix Collection (page 5)

C12th Dress / Women
Super-tunics with pendant cuffs, long ornate girdles, mantles, hair worn uncovered or with a veil & an ornamental fillet or diadem. Date: 12th century

Knight of Grand Serpent
The ceremonial initiation of a Knight of the Bronze Serpent : the participants march anti- clockwise round a tumulus surmounted by a caduceus - a crucifix with a serpent Date: 1890s

Wandering Jew at Ford
The Jew, now 1, 800 years old crosses a river (the Rhine) & sees a crucifix reflected, reminding him how he is cursed to endless wandering for refusing Jesus a moments rest

Fenelon / Thomson / Vivien
FRANCOIS DE SALIGNAC DE FENELON French divine and writer Date: 1651 - 1715

Couple Drinking
VIV NT LES PARISIENS ! Two Parisians living it up - but is the young lady with the crucifix hesitating to take the first sip which could be the first step to ruin ? Date: circa 1860

Wandering Jew on Journey
The Jew on his endless journey. A vision of the crucifix haunts him with the memory of how he was cursed to wander until Judgement Day for refusing Jesus rest

St Dominic / G Hurtrel
SAINT DOMINIC DE GUZMAN Preacher, founder of the order named after him, and a relentless opponent of heresy, especially that of the Albigensians Date: 1170 - 1221

Victorian woman in velvet dress with long chain
A Victorian woman in a velvet dress, with a long chain round her neck, possibly with a cross on the end. Seen here in a studio photograph, standing next to an ornate table

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

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

Celebration of Epiphany in the Bay at Kavala
The celebration of Epiphany in the Bay at Kavala, Greece. On the stroke of January 6th, the twelve days of Christmas officially come to an end. This day takes on a special meaning in Greece

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

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

Interior, St Martins Church, Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Gothic interior of the medieval St Martins Church in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Building began in 1389 and took over 100 years -- the tower alone took 55 years to build

Archbishop of Canterbury with Bishops of London & Salisbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth (1848-1930) walking behind the Bishop of London, Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram (centre)

Sofya (Sonia) Aleksandrovna Ivanova
Sofya (or Sonia) Aleksandrovna Ivanova, favourite niece of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (daughter of his sister Vera Ivanova). He wrote letters to her about himself and his work

Church building overlooking a calm sea
A church building in Greek Orthodox style overlooking a calm blue sea

Serb Soldiers Kiss Cross
Serbian soldiers kiss the Christian crucifix before invading Bulgaria. Sadly, it won t do them a spot of good, they will be soundly beaten and return home in gloom

Lesson - Medieval France
PATIENCE A medieval lady teaches two young children to read the alphabet, whilst an older girl watches on holding a spool of wound thread

Exorcism of Carlos II
A priest performs an exorcism on the Habsburg king of Spain, Carlos II; his physical and mental sufferings caused him to think himself bewitched; he failed to provide an heir

Grigori Rasputin / Lustige
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite caricatured with Tsar Nicholas II

Russian Orthodox Priest
The Russian Orthodox dean of Uspenksy Convent

Satire on Religious Art
A satire on the literal nature of religious art, with St Anthony preaching to the fishes lampooned

French Court 1428
Charles VII & courtiers: long houppelandes (gowns) with contrasting revers (one has hanging sleeves), an ermine trimmed huke & cape. They wear small close-fitting hats

Adoring the Cross
On Good Friday, Catholics go to the altar to adore the crucifix

Charcoal Porters Fight
Two charcoal porters engaged in a brawl are kept apart by an oyster seller. Other porters, drinkers and a dog look on in alarm, humour and indifference

St Mark / Evangelist / Latin
SAINT MARK THE EVANGELIST Saint Mark shown writing his gospel with his symbol the lion

Meditating Monk
A monk (of the Societe du Bon Jesus) contemplates a crucifix and meditates on the sufferings of Jesus

Mary, Queen of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots

Our Lady of the Apparition
NUESTRA SENORA D APARECIDA - Our Lady of the Apparition - a Black Virgin from Brazil

Augustine preaching to King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha
Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury (from 598). He was a Benedictine prior at a monastery in Rome, and Christian missionary to the English

Saint Jerome, theologian, writing in his cell, shared with a lion and a skull. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (known as the Vulgate)

Saint Jerome, theologian, with crucifix and skull
Saint Jerome, theologian, with a crucifix and a skull. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (known as the Vulgate)

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

Thomas Aquinas / Hotelin
THOMAS AQUINAS Italian theologian

Lyne / Joseph / Vfair 1887
JOSEPH LEYCESTER LYNE Father Ignatius Controversial clergyman

Ethelfrith / Massacre / Monk
AEthelfrith (Ethelfrid) massacres the monks of Bangor

Expulsion of the Moors
The expulsion of the Moors

Mary Tudor / Miniature
MARY TUDOR Catholic Queen of England

Mary Tudor / Benoist
MARY TUDOR Catholic Queen of England

Jesuss own Hair
This crucifix, made with some of Jesuss own hair, was dug up in Flanders during the 1650s

Priest Urges Troops
An enthusiastic priest, wearing medals as well as a crucifix, urges Russian troops on at the battle of Kiu-Lien- Cheng (Yalu), during the war with Japan; but they lost

Charles Ix / King France
CHARLES IX, KING OF FRANCE wears a cap ornamented with jewels & feathers, a small ruff, embroidered cape, doublet with slashed sleeves, jerkin & slashed & bombasted trunk hose

Russian Czar & Boyars
A Russian Czar on his throne with crown, sceptre & orb and two Boyars in brightly patterned ornate robes, boots & fur hats

Cinderella Forlorn
Cinderella sits forlornly next to a lamp and cauldron while birds fly through the open window and feed on grain in a tray

Church Choir Singing
A church choir of boys and girls singing joyfully

Manuscript (Crucifix)
Facsimile of a page of illuminated manuscript with the crucifix designed into an ornate letter T (from the Church in Metz, France)

Prester John / Vecellis
PRESTER JOHN Legendary Christian king and priest of the middle ages pictured here with his page

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