Holy Collection (page 46)

Mosque of Omar interior, Jerusalem
Interior view of the Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem. Date: early 20th century

Deathbed - Virgin Mary - Solovetsky Monastery
The Death of the Virgin Mary. Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Solovetsky Monastery, Russia - relief on the wall of St. Phillips Church. 2010

Great bells at Solovetsky Monastery
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Solovetsky Monastery - Great Holy Bells. 2010

Holy Nikolaos - Solovetsky Monastery
Solovky Islands, Solovetsky, Russia: Portrait of Holy Nikolaos in the yard of the Solovetsky Monastery. 2010

Scala Sancta - Holy Stairs, Rome
The Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) - the steps that led up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, which Jesus Christ stood on during his Passion on his way to trial

Solovetsky Monastery - The Holy Lake
Russia, Solovky Islands, Solovetsky: Solovetsky Monastery seen across the Holy Lake. A solitary lone pilgrim sits on a jetty at the waters edge. 2010

Braila, Romania - Holy Archangels Square
Piata Sfintii Arhangheli (Holy Archangels Square), Braila, Romania. Date: 1902

Goslar - Germany - Holy Cross Church
Goslar - Germany - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Holy Cross Church. Goslar was made rich by silver mining close by. Date: circa 1910

Italy - Siena - Pila dell Acqua Santa (stoup of holy water) - designed by Antonio Federighi in the 1460s - within the Duomo (Cathedral). Date: circa 1902

Parade of sacrificial animals
The parade of the traditional holy sacrificial animals: a ram, a bull and a pig as depicted on a carving in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910

Indian Brahmin at prayer - a fine example of religious asceticism Date: circa 1905

Holy Water Stoup
The Holy Water Stoup at Blythburgh Church, Suffolk, England. This receptacle is an unusually large vessel and may have been used as an outdoor font for illegitimate baptisms Date: Medieval

Holy Ghost Chapel, Hampshire
The remains of Holy Ghost Chapel, Hampshire Date: circa 1770

RC Church of the Holy Family, Curacao, West Indies
Curacao - a Dutch dependency in the West Indies. The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family. Date: circa 1910s

Lee Church Exterior
The exterior of Holy Trinity church at Lee, southeast London. Date: circa 1890

Shrine of the Cross
The Shrine of the Cross, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: 1960s

Llangelynin Church, Wales and Two-horse Bier
Llangelynnin (Welsh for The Church of Celynnin ) - a former parish in the Conwy valley, Wales and Two-horse Bier. Now only survives (as a name) in relation to the 12th century church itself

Lee Church Interior
The interior of Holy Trinity church at Lee, southeast London. Date: circa 1890

Shrewsbury Abbey
The West Front of Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England, with its fine perpendicular window above the Norman West Door. Founded by Roger de Montgomery in 1083. Date: founded 1083

Reverend Samuel Schor as an eastern scribe
Postcard published by the London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews - this is a picture of the Rev. Samuel Schor - dressed as an eastern scribe

British Columbia Indian Shaman in full fur attire, standing with totemic wooden carved objects outside his canvas abode. Date: circa 1910s

Prayers inside Aya Sofya, Istanbul
Prayers inside the Aya Sofya Mosque, Istanbul - nowadays this incredible building is no longer a Christian Church (original usage) or a Mosque (later usage), but houses a museum. Date: circa 1905

Lindisfarne Priory
The beautiful ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, on the island of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island), off Northumberland, England. Built in 1093 on site of a 7th century monastery. Date: founded 1093

Indian Penitents
What may look like headstands is really a position of penitence. These Indian girls are copying the position of the holy ascetics (Saddhus), who sit like this for hours. Date: 1930s

Holy Cross Hospital
Holy Cross, or the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, was founded between 1132 and 1136 by Henry de Blois and has become Britains oldest charitable institution. Date: 12th century

Holy Year Cross
The huge 25 feet Holy Year Cross, on Bray Head, Bray, Co Dublin, Ireland. Date: 1950s

Cornish Well
The famous Holy Well and old Cross at St. Clear, Cornwall, England. Date: 1950s

Saxon Church Doorway
The fine pointed Saxon doorway of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 11th century

Shrewsbury Abbey Pulpit
The early 14th century Refectory pulpit, the only surviving part of Holy Cross (Shrewsbury) Abbey, Shropshire, England, apart from the church. Date: founded 1083

Russia - Nizhniy Novgorod: Domes of the Holy Virgin Church Date: 2010

Proclamation of martial law by General Allenby, Jerusalem
Proclamation of martial law, read in English to the inhabitants by General Sir Edmund Allenby, outside the Tower of David in Jerusalem during the First World War. Date: 11 December 1917

Herbert Kitchener and others in Western Palestine
Herbert Kitchener (later Lord Kitchener, 1850-1916) and others inside their tent whilst on a mapping survey of Western Palestine (Israel, West Bank and Gaza today) for the Palestine Exploration Fund

Greece - The Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo
The Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo in Kalavrita (Kalavryta), the most amazing shrine of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Peloponese, Greece. Date: circa 1920s

Church of the Holy Trinity, Paddington
Church of the Holy Trinity, Bishops Road, Paddington, London. Date: 1845

Major von Wienskow inspecting Turkish regiment, Nazareth
Major von Wienskow (or Wienskowski) of the Prussian Army inspecting a Turkish regiment in Nazareth during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Friedrich II triumphs at the Battle of Cortenuova, 1237
Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich II of Sicily defeats the Milanese of the Lombard League at the Battle of Cortenuova, 27th November 1237. Date: 27th November 1237

RC Cathedral of the Holy Name, Mumbai, India
Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Name, Mumbai, India Date: circa 1907

Mount Athos, Greece - Philotheou Monastery. An Eastern Orthodox monastery founded by the Blessed Philotheus at the end of the 10th century. Date: circa 1910s

Medieval Castle Interior
The bedchamber of a mediaeval castle - a traveller brings news from the Holy Land

Heinrich Ii / Hre / Bishop
EMPEROR HEINRICH II known as THE HOLY Holy Roman Emperor (1014-24), seen here with a bishop Date: 973 - 1024

Maximilian I / Fursten
MAXIMILIAN I reigned 1493-1519 Date: 1459 - 1519

Maria Magdalena / Austria
MARIA MAGDALENA Archduchess of Austria, sister of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, wife of Cosimo II de Medici Date: -

Law Courts, City Hall and Basilica, Bruges, Belgium
View (from left to right) of the Law Courts, the City Hall and the Basilica of St Sang (Sacred Blood) (Heilig-Bloedbasillek), from across a cobblestone square in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium

View of the Porte Sainte-Croix, Bruges, Belgium
View of the Porte Sainte-Croix (Kruispoort), one of the city gates in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium. Date: circa 1920

Petrarch and Carl IV
FRANCESCO PETRARCH Italian poet, depicted with the Holy Roman emperor Carl IV Date: 1304 - 1374

Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1938
Front cover illustration featuring a saintly looking model, all dressed in white, with hair swept back and hidden under a head scarf;

Ducks in Lindisfarne
Eider and Long-tailed ducks swimming just off Holy Island on the Northumberland coast

St Nons Well, near St Davids, South Wales
View of St Nons Well, at the Chapel of St Non, on the coast near St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. According to tradition, St Non was the mother of St David

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