Monk Collection

Holy Infant of Prague
The miraculous Holy Infant of Prague was revealed by his mother Mary to Saint Cyril of the Mother of God, a barefoot Carmelite monk, at Prague, in the 9th century

St Hilda / Whitby / Reid
SAINT HILDA OF WHITBY Anglo-Saxon abbess, receiving a visit from Caedmon

Dom Perignon / Monk
Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk of Hautvillers, discovers the champagne process

Coates Plymouth Gin
A label for Coates Plymouth Gin

Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. Perretta flashing the devil. The devil of Pope-Fig Island. Le diable de Papesiguiere

Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. Colored
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored

Protestant Reformation. Satire against Martin Luther (1483
Protestant Reformation. 16th century. Germany. Satire against Martin Luther (1483-1546). Colored engraving

Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s

Old Reading Abbey Whisky
Old Reading Abbey, Scotch and Irish Whisky advert with monks drinking with their meal 1900s

Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am
Carthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am

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

Rasputin, Grigory Yefimovich (1872-1916). Siberian monk, Tsar Nicholas IIs councillor. Portrait of Rasputin. Photography. RUSSIA

Monks Copying Manuscript
Monastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery

Art / Hogarth / Roast Beef
THE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French

DRUNK MONK
A portly monk with a moustache smiles to himself as he prepares to drink a glass of wine or a similar tipple

Brockley Court Ghost
THE BROCKLEY COURT GHOST [near Clevedon, Somerset] Student Spencer-Palmer photographed by his brother as a ghostly monk - photo often taken to be genuine !

Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians. Scriptum q
Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians of the High Middle Ages. Scholasticism school. Scriptum quartum a Joanne Duns Scoto super quarto sententiarum editum. Edit, 1517

Rasputin in Hospital
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian priest and intriguer in hospital after Khina Gussevas attempt on his life

St Bernard of Clairvaux
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux

Cluniac Monk
Cluniac monk of Melton Mowbray, England, with his cowl

Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent
A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time

Galileo Demonstrates
GALILEO GALILEI demonstrates his astronomical theories to a monk who isn t at all sure that he wants to know

Monk and Mug
A monk with a double chin drinking a mug of beer!

Monk Copyists
John Mielot, author of Miracles de Notre Dame using a quill and a scraping knife in a monestary library

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
Saint Francis of Assisi befriends the Wolf of Gubbio, who has been terrorising and killing the townspeople, and obtains a promise that it will do no more harm. Date: circa 1205

St Bernard of Clairvaux
SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux

Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia Date: 2014

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

Dom Perignon, French monk known for wine-making
Dom Perignon (1638-1715), French Benedictine monk who is often (incorrectly) credited with the invention of sparkling champagne

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

Chinese Guardian Statues at Temple of Wat Pho, Bangkok
Temple guard statue (Farang guard) imported from China at the temple of Wat Pho (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha) in the Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand

The Conversion of Paula, by Alma-Tadema
The Conversion of Paula, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836-1912). Date: 1898

Chaucer, the Friar
The Friar carrying a staff

Abbeville, France - Abbey of Saint Riquier founded in 799 Date: circa 1850s

John of Wallingford
JOHN OF WALLINGFORD monk of St Albans, Hertfordshire Date: 1231 - 1258

The landing of Nuno Tristao in Guinea
Portuguese Colonial History Series - The landing of Nuno Tristao (15th century Portuguese explorer and slave trader) in Guinea - purported to be the first European visitor to the country

Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear
Enough to Make a Saint Swear -- silhouette showing a monk annoyed to see that a cat has knocked over a jug of milk and is lapping it all up

Saint Bruno / Butler Lives
SAINT BRUNO alias BRUNO THE GREAT Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lorraine

English Cluniac Monk
A CLUNIAC MONK of Melton Mowbray, England, depicted without his cowl

U Monk in Wine Cellar
U A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed

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

Chaucer, the Monk
The Monk on horseback, riding with spurs

Benedictine Monk
MONACHUS BENEDICTINUS a satirical drawing done at a time when England feared a papal invasion

Room of Martin Luther (1483-1546) at Wartburg. Engraving. Co
Martin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Luthers room at Wartburg. Engraving by Hurel. The Religious Revolution, 1880. Colored

Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach
Martin Luther (1483-1546) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), engraved by Theodor Knesing (1840-?). Date: 1884

A man or monk seated, facing front, sleeping or meditating. Date between 1800 and 1850

Throwing snowballs
A group of cheeky monks, step outside of their monastery to throw snowballs and unsuspecting passers-by

Roger Bacon / Verhas
ROGER BACON Scientist and scholar looking across the rooftops of Oxford from his monastic observatory

Domesday Book is Written
The Domesday book is compiled on the orders of William I

Dominican Monk
A Dominican monk

English Benedictine
Benedictine monk in England

Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Saint Dunstan, Abbot of Glastonbury, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, then Archbishop of Canterbury, pictured here with a vision of the Virgin and Child

Benedict of Nursia (480-547). Italian Christian monk. Founder of the Benedictine Order. Benedict died surrounded by his disciples on 21 March 547, in the abbey of Montecasino

Anne of Brittany (1477-1514). Duchess of Brittany and Queen consort of France (1491-1498, 1499-1514). She died on 8 January 1514 at the Chateau de Blois

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Benedictine monastery of Vezelay, in Burgundy, France. The monk Baudillon brought relics of Mary Magdalene from Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume to Vezelay

Representation of the Catholic Church as a Fortress
Representation of the Catholic Church as The Fortress of Faith. The defending forces of the Christian faith

Count Renier bearing the body of Saint Veronica to St. Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church in Mons. Engraving by Huyot after a miniature in Chroniques de Hainaut, 1446-1448

The French Cistercian monk Saint Bernard (1090-1153) takes possession of the Abbey of Clairvaux, together with the monks of the Abbey of Citeaux, in 1115

Paris, France. Saint-Martin-des-Champs Priory. Refectory. 13th century. Engraving. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877

The clergy solemnly come with the cross and holy images before a lord at the door of a church or monastery. Facsimile by Huyot and J. Petot after a 14th-century illustration

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

Benedict of Nursia (480-547). Italian Christian monk. Founder of the Benedictine Order. Considered the patriarch of Western monasticism. The Heavy Stone. Episode from the life of the saint

Solemn reception of a bishop. Arrival of Gaugericus
Gaugericus (ca. 550-626). Bishop of Cambrai. Solemn reception of a bishop

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess, 9: Carthusian, 10: Trappist friar, 11: nobleman, 12: noblewoman. Chromolithography. Detail

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess, 9: Carthusian, 10: Trappist friar, 11: nobleman, 12: noblewoman. Chromolithography

History of Italy. 1200. From left to right: Dominican
History of Italy. 1200. From left to right, 1: Dominican monk, 2: Augustinian friar, 3: Franciscan friar, 4: Dominican nun. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1200. From left to right: Franciscan
History of Italy. 1200

Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple or swinging apple. The apple was hung on a rope and the players had to bite them without using their arms or hands

St. Gregory Dekapolite (ca. 762-842). Monk born in Irenopolis, one of the cities of the Decapolis of Isauria

Scribe at work with quill and knife at a writing desk, 9th centu
Scribe at work with quill and knife at a writing desk, seated on a chair with footrest, 9th century. Ecrivain

Frankish priests in chasuble and surplices, 9th century
Frankish priests in chasubles and surplices, 9th century. From an illuminated manuscript showing Charles the Bald receiving the Vivian Bible

Saint Cloud, Merovingian prince and later hermit monk
Saint Clodoald or Saint Cloud, Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, 522-560. In halo, diadem, armorial robe with fleurs-de-lys, holding crown and sceptre

Norman king and monk
Norman king on horseback and monk, 12th century. The king wears a crown over a chainmail suit of armour with hood or coif, crimson surtout and sword 155

Abbess, priest and monk, 12th century
Abbess, priest and Capuchin monk in a walled city, 12th century. The Abbess wears a long hooded tunic with long sleeves, probably made of linen

Norman preacher, monk and pilgrim, 11th century. Preacher from an original manuscript in clothes that only slightly resemble those of the clergy, holding a full purse 105

Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries, 1536-41
King Henry VIII overseeing the dissolution of the Catholic monasteries, 1536-41. A boy steals relics, gold, crucifix, and other booty in front of a clerk and a monk

King Alfred the Great dividing the kingdom
King Alfred tne Great, with books and maps, dividing England into Viking-held Danelaw and Anglo-Saxon held Wessex and Northumbria, 886. Alfred divides the kingdom. Copperplate engraving from M. A

King Henry II's penance at Canterbury Cathedral, 1174
King Henry II's public penance at Canterbury Cathedral, 1174. The king has his bare back scourged by monks with cat o'nine tails in front of Thomas Becket's tomb

Initials, design elements and frames from documents of the Roman
Initials with bird, dragon, monk, design elements and frames from documents of the Roman period, 12th century. Taken from a New Testament, the Great Canterbury Psalter, Latin manuscripts, etc

Bonze monk or Fo priest, 18th century. With large paper umbrella, shaved head and straw hat. Bonze. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B

17th century monk reading a Bible at a desk in his cell. A quill pen and ink and hourglass on the table, a human skull on the window sill, crucifixion scene on the wall

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