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Holy Infant of PragueThe 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
Dom Perignon / MonkDom Perignon, a Benedictine monk of Hautvillers, discovers the champagne process
Coates Plymouth GinA label for Coates Plymouth Gin
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. ColoredSaint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored
Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. Perretta flashing the devil. The devil of Pope-Fig Island. Le diable de Papesiguiere
Protestant Reformation. Satire against Martin Luther (1483Protestant 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 WhiskyOld Reading Abbey, Scotch and Irish Whisky advert with monks drinking with their meal 1900s
St Hilda / Whitby / ReidSAINT HILDA OF WHITBY Anglo-Saxon abbess, receiving a visit from Caedmon
DRUNK MONKA portly monk with a moustache smiles to himself as he prepares to drink a glass of wine or a similar tipple
Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 amCarthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am
Saint Columba with his horseSaint 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
Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Philosopher-theologians. Scriptum qDuns 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, Grigory Yefimovich (1872-1916). Siberian monk, Tsar Nicholas IIs councillor. Portrait of Rasputin. Photography. RUSSIA
Monks Copying ManuscriptMonastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery
Art / Hogarth / Roast BeefTHE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French
Brockley Court GhostTHE BROCKLEY COURT GHOST [near Clevedon, Somerset] Student Spencer-Palmer photographed by his brother as a ghostly monk - photo often taken to be genuine !
St Bernard of ClairvauxSAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux
Rasputin in HospitalGRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian priest and intriguer in hospital after Khina Gussevas attempt on his life
Cluniac MonkCluniac monk of Melton Mowbray, England, with his cowl
Monk Wine Cellar 14 CentA 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 DemonstratesGALILEO GALILEI demonstrates his astronomical theories to a monk who isn t at all sure that he wants to know
Saint Francis and the Wolf of GubbioSaint 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
Monk and MugA monk with a double chin drinking a mug of beer!
Monk CopyistsJohn Mielot, author of Miracles de Notre Dame using a quill and a scraping knife in a monestary library
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-makingDom Perignon (1638-1715), French Benedictine monk who is often (incorrectly) credited with the invention of sparkling champagne
Chinese Guardian Statues at Temple of Wat Pho, BangkokTemple 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-TademaThe Conversion of Paula, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836-1912). Date: 1898
Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court (1885) by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (1862-1943) depicting the Caliphs reception of the monk John Gorze
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)
Chaucer, the FriarThe Friar carrying a staff
Abbeville, France - Abbey of Saint Riquier founded in 799 Date: circa 1850s
The landing of Nuno Tristao in GuineaPortuguese 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 SwearEnough 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 LivesSAINT BRUNO alias BRUNO THE GREAT Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lorraine
Monk with Skull, EtcFather Leonard Parisinus, a missionary monk, with a selection of significant items - a skull, a crucifix, a missal and an empty candlestick
Room of Martin Luther (1483-1546) at Wartburg. Engraving. CoMartin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Luthers room at Wartburg. Engraving by Hurel. The Religious Revolution, 1880. Colored
Martin Luther by Lucas CranachMartin Luther (1483-1546) by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), engraved by Theodor Knesing (1840-?). Date: 1884
John of WallingfordJOHN OF WALLINGFORD monk of St Albans, Hertfordshire Date: 1231 - 1258
A man or monk seated, facing front, sleeping or meditating. Date between 1800 and 1850
Throwing snowballsA group of cheeky monks, step outside of their monastery to throw snowballs and unsuspecting passers-by
English Cluniac MonkA CLUNIAC MONK of Melton Mowbray, England, depicted without his cowl
U Monk in Wine CellarU 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
Roger Bacon / VerhasROGER BACON Scientist and scholar looking across the rooftops of Oxford from his monastic observatory