Monk Collection (page 13)

Order of Calatrava
ORDER OF CALATRAVA Spanish order created 1155 by a monk, Velasquez, under particularly dramatic circumstances (see text) to fight the infidel Moors

The Invasion (Plate 1)
The Invasion - France : a satirical view of the feared invasion by Catholic France, depicting incompetent soldiers roasting frogs legs and being led by a sadistic monk

Thomas Kempis Inspired
German monk THOMAS A KEMPIS (Thomas Hamerken von Kempen) in inspired to write his Imitation of Jesus-Christ by no less than Jesus in person

Monk Paints Statuette
A monk from the Benedictine monastery of Lerins. He achieved fame as an artist. The statue of St Theresa he is working on in the photo was bought by the Queen of Italy

Gunpowder Invented
German monk BERTHOLD SCHWARZ is credited with the invention of gunpowder; though it certainly existed before his time, he may have improved its practical effectiveness

Henri III Assassinated
Henri III, at odds not only with the Protestants but also with the Catholic League, is assassinated by a fanatical monk, Jacques Clement, at the instigation of the League

Luther has Doubts
MARTIN LUTHER has doubts whether hes doing the right thing, but an old monk visits him and reassures him, much to his relief

Charles II Restored
Charles II lands at Dover and is saluted as King of England by General Monk who kneels before him

Monk with St. Bernard s
A monk and with one of the famous St. Bernard dogs which have saved many lives from peril and whose winter work in the Swiss Alps is both hard and dangerous

System of Cosmas
The form of the Earth and the Universe, according to the Alexandrian monk and geographer COSMAS

Trappist Monk
MONACHUS LATRAPIUS a satirical drawing done at a time when England feared a papal invasion

Carmelite Monk
MONACHUS CARMELITA a satirical drawing done at a time when England feared a papal invasion

Capuchin Monk
MONACHUS CAPUCINUS a satirical drawing done at a time when England feared a papal invasion

Franciscan Monk
MONACHUS FRANCISCANUS a rather unfriendly picture, done at a time when England feared a Papal invasion

Monk and Demon
A demonic entity appears to trouble the soul of a medieval monk

Benedictine
A Benedictine monk of former times

Phantom Monk
Encounter with a phantom monk

Monk of the Marshes
THE MONK OF THE MARSHES a huge and sinister figure seen by countryfolk who pass ponds in Berry, central France, at night Date: 1858

St Bernard Rescuing
A Saint Bernard monk comes hurrying up with a spade as a rescue dog finds a man buried in the Alpine snow

Monk Presents Prayer Bk
ELFNOTH Abbot. Presenting a book of prayer to the Monastery of St. Augustin

St Augustine bringing Christianity to Britain
St Augustine and his companions bring Christianity to Britain -- their procession approaches the camp of King Ethelbert

Paranormal / Astrology
An astrologer holds up a celestial sphere as proof of his claims, but the monk refutes him from the Holy Book

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