Hermit Collection (page 2)

ANTONY OF EGYPT
SAINT ANTONY OF EGYPT Much-tempted desert hermit, depicted as living on the outskirts of a 16th century German town Date: 251 - 356

JOHN THE EGYPTIAN
saint JOHN THE EGYPTIAN hermit, depicted imparting wisdom to a pilgrim visitor (illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum) Date: circa 304 - 394

HERMIT OF SAINT PAUL Date: 1848

MONTE VERGINE
Hermit of the CONGREGATION OF MONTE VERGINE Date: 1848

SACCATI HERMIT
Hermit of the SACCATI Date: 1848

St. Fiacre. Irish hermit monk born in 7th century. Patron of gardeners. Nineteenth century colored engraving

From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and August
Mendicant orders in the Middle Ages. From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and Augustinian. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, northwest of Aleppo, Syria - a Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th century. Built on the site of the pillar of St

Saint Benedict of Norcia
SAINT BENEDICT of Norcia, hermit, depicted being tempted by a demon disguised as a beautiful woman : you will be glad to learn that Benedict successfully resisted Date: 480? - 547

Peter the Hermit
PETER THE HERMIT, also known as Peter of Amiens French monk who urged the First Crusade, which he accompanied, then returned and became a prior in Belgium

JAMES MAD LUCAS the Hertfordshire Hermit : after unrequited love affair became a recluse, never washing, wearing only a blanket, but very popular

Saint Bruno of Cologne (ca. 1030-1101). Engraving
Saint Bruno of Cologne (ca.1030-1101). Founder of the Carthusian Order. Engraving, 17th-18th centuries

Nicolas Von Flue
Saint NICOLAS VON FLUE Swiss visionary, ascetic and hermit, known as Bruder Klaus, admired by Swiss for his patriotism. Date: 1417 - 1487

Saint Romula
SAINT ROMULA was a hermit in Palestine. She was paralysed and bedridden, but bore her infirmities with such patience that she earned the admiration of St Gregory the great. Date: 6th century

Bruno of Cologne (Anon)
SAINT BRUNO of Cologne member of Hartenfaust family, theologian who chose the life of a hermit and founded the Carthusian order at la Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble. Date: 1050 - 1102

Saint Agnellus
Saint AGNELLUS (Agnello) Italian hermit, abbot of San Gaudioso, one of the patrons of Napoli (Naples); besides protecting the city, he is credited with many miracles. Date: ? - circa 596

ST Simeon the Ancient
Saint Simeon the Ancient (? - ?390) - Syrian saint who lived in a cave

John Bigg, Hermit 17C
JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life Date: 1629 - 1696

Saint Cyriacus
SAINT CYRIACUS hermit in Syria, martyred under the emperor Hadrianus Date: ? - 134

Hermit Tempted
A hermit is visited in his cave by demons, one of whom takes on the semblance of a beautiful and friendly female - he is sorely tempted

Christian Hermit
A hermit kneels outside his cell, to read the Holy Word and contemplate Jesus on the Cross

Saint Cuthbert / Farne Isl
SAINT CUTHBERT Alone on Farne Island, where he lived as a hermit Date: 635? - 687

Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany
Saint Sola (-794), an Anglo-Saxon monk who left England for Germany, where he studied under Saint Boniface. He lived as a hermit, and later founded an abbey at Solnhofen, where he died

Carvings by Abbe Foure at Rotheneuf, France
Rotheneuf, France - The Emerald Coast - The Rock Carvings. The village is a seaside resort but is famous for its sculpted rocks, " rochers sculptes"

Hermit of St Peter
Hermit of SAN PIERO DI PISA Date: 1848

David Kaapua in one-man village, Hawaii, USA
David Kaapua (Kaapuawaokamehameha) in his one-man village, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1935

French Theatre -- La Vie Mgrs Fiacre -- La Pucelle
La Vie [de] Mgr [Monseigneur] S[aint] Fiacre -- La Pucelle (The Maiden). St Fiacre was an Irish religious hermit in France who became the patron saint of gardeners. Date: 15th century

Hermit crab, Petrochirus diogenes.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Geronticus balcanicus, ancestral form of the Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, Geronticus eremita.. Colour printed (chromolithograph)

Pigmy hermit, Phaetornis pygmaeus, and gigantic or giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856

A nocturnal Hermit Crab (unidentified) rummages in rainforest floor. Tioman Island, Malaysia; June

William Lole - 1
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

William Lole - 2
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

Saint Hilarion
SAINT HILARION Palestinian hermit, made a saint for his austerities Date: 290 - 371

Arch - Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire. Legend tells us that St. Guthlacs hermit cell was here, when the area was a desolate island in the fens

Phaethornis anthophilus, pale-bellied hermit
Plate 24, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.1, (1849-61)

Ramphodon naevius, saw-billed hermit
Plate 1, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.1, (1849-1861)

Catharus guttatus, hermit thrush
Plate 58 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Perisorius canadensis, Catharus guttatus, Myadestes townsend
Plate 419 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Paul the Hermit. Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez (1599-1660). Oil on canvas, 1634

The Hermit of Maine playing the unique musical instrument, Freeport, Maine. Date 1936 Mar. The Hermit of Maine playing the unique musical instrument, Freeport, Maine. Date 1936 Mar

Hermit of Warkworth
The Hermit of Warkworth (Northumberland) - the scene in the traditional ballad where the lovers approach the hermit

Dieppe, France - A Troglodyte, one of a group of people who built homes into the faces of cliffs, connected by underground passageways Date: circa 1910s

ROCHE ROCK
Roche Rock Chapel, Cornwall, England, where legend has it that Ogrin the Hermit sheltered lovers Tristram and Isolde from the wrath of King Mark (her husband & his uncle)

St. Govans Chapel
St Govans Chapel, the remarkable building nestling in between the rocks on St. Govans Head, where St. Govan the hermit lived, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: 6th century

St. Benets Abbey, near Horning, Norfolk, was founded by Suneman, a hermit. King Canute built the Monastery of St. Benet-at-Holm on the same site. Survived the Dissolution Date: founded 9th century

The Hermitage, Chester, Cheshire, England. This is an 18th century building, on the site of an Anchorite, or Hermits Cell, mentioned in records of 1363. Date: 18th century

Hermit (Racehorse) 1867
Winner of the 1867 Derby. Date: 1867

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