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Background imageMissionary Collection: The Hope of the World - Jesus and Children - Postcard

The Hope of the World - Jesus and Children - Postcard
The Hope of the World - Jesus and the Children of many nations. Postcard produced by the London Missionary Society. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Baden

Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Baden
Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Llull preaching. Parchment 92. Page 5r. Baden Memorial Library. Karlsruhe. Germany

Background imageMissionary Collection: St Boniface / Sacred Oak

St Boniface / Sacred Oak
SAINT BONIFACE (Wynfryth, of Crediton) Bishop of Mainz, missionary and martyr in Germany, destroying the sacred oak of an ancient German god

Background imageMissionary Collection: Saint Columba with his horse

Saint Columba with his horse
Saint Columba (also known as Colum Cille, meaning dove of the church) with his horse. He was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk, thought to have introduced Christianity to the Picts

Background imageMissionary Collection: Eric Liddell

Eric Liddell (1902 - 1945), Scottish athlete, rugby union international and missionary, Olympic gold medal winner in the 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games

Background imageMissionary Collection: Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)

Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)
A Victorian mother and three children. They are Mrs Polhill-Turner (nee Emily Frances Barron, d 1913)), wife of Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), with Alice (Alice Kate Frances)

Background imageMissionary Collection: Missionary Society Seal

Missionary Society Seal
Seal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ; the banner above the ship is a plea for a safe passage

Background imageMissionary Collection: Schweitzer / Postcard 1956

Schweitzer / Postcard 1956
ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar with his antelopes at Lambarene, Africa Date: 1875 - 1965

Background imageMissionary Collection: Schweitzer / Postcard

Schweitzer / Postcard
ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar

Background imageMissionary Collection: Swedish Church Mission, Mnene, Southern Rhodesia

Swedish Church Mission, Mnene, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Group of people assembled after a baptism ceremony. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Goa (India)

Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Goa (India)
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), Spanish missionary, through the streets of the Portuguese colony of Goa (India) in 1542. French engraving, 1850. Colored

Background imageMissionary Collection: Rev. R. H. Walker, and Mika Sematimba

Rev. R. H. Walker, and Mika Sematimba
The Rev. R.H. Walker, missionary at Uganda, and Mika Sematimba. Rev. Walker is interviewed, stating his desire that Uganda is retained by the English. Date: 1892

Background imageMissionary Collection: The Autograph Album, by William Heath Robinson

The Autograph Album, by William Heath Robinson
A Souperscription. Illustration showing a missionary signing a little boys book whilst being boiled alive. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Background imageMissionary Collection: Junction Picture

Junction Picture
A medieval missionary finds a place where the Earth touches the Heavens. (Note that this is not a medieval illustration but a very clever 19th century pastiche !)

Background imageMissionary Collection: William Rowland Peck

William Rowland Peck
WILLIAM ROWLAND PECK English missionary in Sierra Leone Date: circa 1840

Background imageMissionary Collection: Papua New Guinea - Elevara Mission and L. M.s Mission

Papua New Guinea - Elevara Mission and L. M.s Mission
Papua New Guinea - Elevara Village and the L.M.S. Mission. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans

Background imageMissionary Collection: Charles Livingstone

Charles Livingstone
REV. CHARLES LIVINGSTONE (1821 - 1873) Co-wrote The Zambesi and its tributaries with his explorer brother David. Travelled extensively in Africa where he died in 1873

Background imageMissionary Collection: Monk with Skull, Etc

Monk with Skull, Etc
Father Leonard Parisinus, a missionary monk, with a selection of significant items - a skull, a crucifix, a missal and an empty candlestick

Background imageMissionary Collection: Roberto de Nobili, Italian missionary

Roberto de Nobili, Italian missionary
Roberto de Nobili, an Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India

Background imageMissionary Collection: Akbar the Great receives a deputation of Jesuits

Akbar the Great receives a deputation of Jesuits
Akbar the Great (1542-1605), third Mughal Emperor of India, receives a deputation of Jesuits

Background imageMissionary Collection: Saint Antoninus of Pamiers. Christian missionary and martyr

Saint Antoninus of Pamiers. Christian missionary and martyr
Saint Antoninus of Pamiers. Early Christian missionary and martyr. Patron saint of the cities of Pamiers (France), Palencia and Medina del Campo (Spain). Portrait. Illustration by Llanta

Background imageMissionary Collection: Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Basque Roman Catholic missionary

Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Basque Roman Catholic missionary into Asia. Jesuit. Staute. Pamplena Cathedral. Navarre. Spain

Background imageMissionary Collection: St Boniface / Boat Trip

St Boniface / Boat Trip
SAINT BONIFACE (Wynfryth, of Crediton) departing from England to undertake missionary work in Germany, on behalf of Pope Gregory II

Background imageMissionary Collection: Xavier, Saint Francis (1506-1552). Jesuit missionary

Xavier, Saint Francis (1506-1552). Jesuit missionary, co-founder of the order and patron saint of the missions. Work by ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Baroque art. Painting. SPAIN. Madrid

Background imageMissionary Collection: JUNIPERO SERRA 1713-1784

JUNIPERO SERRA 1713-1784
JUNIPERO SERRA Franciscan missionary in California - founded the San Carlos Borromeo Mission at Carmel

Background imageMissionary Collection: Livingstone / Annan

Livingstone / Annan
DAVID LIVINGSTONE Missionary and explorer

Background imageMissionary Collection: Thomas the Apostle 2

Thomas the Apostle 2
THOMAS DIDYMUS is famous for doubting the resurrection of Jesus; later he went as a missionary to Parthia and India, where he was pierced with lances near Madras

Background imageMissionary Collection: Henry Martyn

Henry Martyn
HENRY MARTYN English missionary and orientalist; translated the New Testament into Hindustani and Psalms into Persian

Background imageMissionary Collection: ANCHIETA (1533 - 1597)

ANCHIETA (1533 - 1597)
JOSE DE ANCHIETA Portuguese Jesuit missionary in America

Background imageMissionary Collection: Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, India

Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, India
C. E. Z. (Church of England Zenana Missionary Society) Deaf and Dumb School, Palamcottah (now Palayamkottai in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu), India. Deaf and Dumb children learning to talk

Background imageMissionary Collection: Missionary treating victims of leprosy, Mozambique

Missionary treating victims of leprosy, Mozambique
Mozambique, Africa - Christian Missionary treating and caring for African victims of leprosy. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Father Serapion martyred in Algeria, North Africa

Father Serapion martyred in Algeria, North Africa
Father Serapion, an English or Irish Mercedarian friar, offers himself as a hostage in order to free captive Christians in Algeria, North Africa

Background imageMissionary Collection: Likoma, Lake Nyasa - waiting for the Mission Steamer

Likoma, Lake Nyasa - waiting for the Mission Steamer
Likoma on Likoma Island, Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi), Malawi - waiting for the arrival of the Mission Steamer. Malawi was at this stage Nyasaland, a British protectorate established in 1907. circa 1910s

Background imageMissionary Collection: C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta

C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta, Balochistan province of Pakistan Date: circa 1909

Background imageMissionary Collection: China, Missionary Eugenio Massi - Converted Revolutionaries

China, Missionary Eugenio Massi - Converted Revolutionaries
A fascinating card, in three sections - first (top left), a portrait of the leader of the 10, 000 revolutionaries who infested the central Chen-Si region

Background imageMissionary Collection: Ufos / Gill / New Guinea

Ufos / Gill / New Guinea
At Boianai, Papua New Guinea, missionary William Gill and 37 others see a hovering saucer whose occupants wave to them : it returns the next night

Background imageMissionary Collection: Ufos / Papua, New Guinea

Ufos / Papua, New Guinea
Missionary William Gill and 37 natives see a disc with waving occupants, which hovers over the mission two nights running

Background imageMissionary Collection: Africa Vincent Mission Station Zambesi River pre-1900

Africa Vincent Mission Station Zambesi River pre-1900

Background imageMissionary Collection: Africa Bandawe Mission Station pre-1900

Africa Bandawe Mission Station pre-1900

Background imageMissionary Collection: Africa Blantyre School pre-1900

Africa Blantyre School pre-1900

Background imageMissionary Collection: Group of people in Natal, Africa with a sewing machine

Group of people in Natal, Africa with a sewing machine, early 1900s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Missionary Hospital staff

Missionary Hospital staff

Background imageMissionary Collection: Staff in a Missionary Hospital, Victorian period

Staff in a Missionary Hospital, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Henry Morton Stanley Victorian period

Henry Morton Stanley Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Christian Mission children, China, early 1900s

Christian Mission children, China, early 1900s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Christian Mission children doing embroidery, China

Christian Mission children doing embroidery, China, early 1900s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Christian Mission children exercise, China, early 1900s

Christian Mission children exercise, China, early 1900s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Christian mission school children, China, early 1900s

Christian mission school children, China, early 1900s

Background imageMissionary Collection: Tailors at the Lester Hospital, Shanghai, China

Tailors at the Lester Hospital, Shanghai, China, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Treehouse, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Treehouse, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Preaching Christianity in Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Preaching Christianity in Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Tribal headdress, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Tribal headdress, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Women dress making in Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Women dress making in Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Nurse weighing a baby, Christian Missionary, Port Moresby

Nurse weighing a baby, Christian Missionary, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: A Mission Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

A Mission Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: Patients at a Mission Hospital, Port Moresby, PNG

Patients at a Mission Hospital, Port Moresby, PNG
Patients at a Mission Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua new Guinea, Victorian period

Background imageMissionary Collection: David Livingstone Victorian Explorer and Missionary

David Livingstone Victorian Explorer and Missionary

Background imageMissionary Collection: Albert Schweitzer Missionary and Organist

Albert Schweitzer Missionary and Organist

Background imageMissionary Collection: H M Stanley Victorian Explorer Missionary

H M Stanley Victorian Explorer Missionary

Background imageMissionary Collection: A House in New Guinea

A House in New Guinea. Date: circa 1903

Background imageMissionary Collection: Four Japanese children

Four Japanese children - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Pounding corn in Korea

Pounding corn in Korea - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Korean children at play in the street

Korean children at play in the street - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Japanese pilgrims with hats, gongs and rosaries

Japanese pilgrims with hats, gongs and rosaries - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Three Japanese farmers

Three Japanese farmers - the man on the right is holding the large radish from which the famous Japanese pickle is made - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Chinese workmen at tiffin

Chinese workmen at tiffin (a light afternoon snack) - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Church at Kanghoa, Korea

Church at Kanghoa, Korea
Church at Kanghoa (Kanghwa), Korea - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Chingenji, Nikko, Japan

Chingenji, Nikko, Japan, a favourite summer resort - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Children at St Faith's Mission, Peking, China

Children at St Faith's Mission, Peking, China
Children at St. Faith's Mission, Peking (Beijing), China - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: A Shinto Funeral in Japan

A Shinto Funeral in Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: Missionary School for Chinese Boys

Missionary School for Chinese Boys
A Missionary School for Chinese Boys - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageMissionary Collection: David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Portrait

David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Portrait
David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. In 1852 he discovered the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi and reached the shores of the Indian Ocean in 1856. Portrait. Engraving

Background imageMissionary Collection: Africa. Catholic Mission in Gabon

Africa. Catholic Mission in Gabon
History of Africa. 19th century. Catholic Mission in Gabon. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageMissionary Collection: A Smart European Missionary Woman transported in a Doolie

A Smart European Missionary Woman transported in a Doolie, a simple stretcher on poles for carrying a passenger - Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1903

Background imageMissionary Collection: Cessna 180 Skywagon 9Q-CWW

Cessna 180 Skywagon 9Q-CWW, prior to exportation to Congo, for missionary work. Date: circa 1970

Background imageMissionary Collection: Evangel 4200 N4501L

Evangel 4200 N4501L
Evangel 4500 N4501L (msn 001), prototype of the missionary transport. Date: circa 1964

Background imageMissionary Collection: Death of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Shangchuan

Death of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Shangchuan
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Spanish missionary. Death of Saint Francis in Shangchuan Island (China), 1552. French engraving, 1850. Colored. Date:

Background imageMissionary Collection: Death of David Livingstone (1813-1873). Engraving. Colored

Death of David Livingstone (1813-1873). Engraving. Colored
David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Death of Livingstone in the village of Chief Chitambo's, 1873. Engraving by Riov. The Illustrated World, 1882. Colored

Background imageMissionary Collection: CORNELIS BEUDIN

CORNELIS BEUDIN (1615? - 1650), (also known as Godinez) French Jesuit missionary in Mexico, who was privileged to die for his faith though he failed to make sainthood

Background imageMissionary Collection: BISHOP HANNINGTON DIES

BISHOP HANNINGTON DIES
James Hannington, bishop of Eastern equatorial Africa, sent to Uganda by the Church Missionary Society, is murdered by natives on the orders of the king of Uganda Date: 1885

Background imageMissionary Collection: FRANCISCO JAVIER/NARGEOT

FRANCISCO JAVIER/NARGEOT
FRANCISCO JAVIER (XAVIER) Spanish Jesuit missionary; resuscitates a dead man in India Date: 1506 - 1552

Background imageMissionary Collection: Francisco Javier, miracle at Travancore, India

Francisco Javier, miracle at Travancore, India
Francisco Javier (or Xavier) (1506-1552), Spanish Jesuit missionary in Asia. Seen here as a missionary at Travancore, India -- to convince people of God's power

Background imageMissionary Collection: Missionary Francis Xavier in Japan

Missionary Francis Xavier in Japan
Francis Xavier brings a dead man to life Date: circa 1550



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