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Nun Collection

Background imageNun Collection: Bernadette / Anon Photo

Bernadette / Anon Photo
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS French visionary and saint as a nun at Nevers

Background imageNun Collection: Abelard and Heloise

Abelard and Heloise
ABELARD AND HELOISE French scholar and nun embracing in the scriptorium

Background imageNun Collection: Nun on a skateboard

Nun on a skateboard, holding her arms out for balance. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Brigid of Ireland

Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint Brigid (Bride, Bridget) of Ireland (or of Kildare, or Mary of the Gael), one of Ireland's patron saints. She is thought to have been a slave who became a Christian nun

Background imageNun Collection: Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road
* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Rita Praying

Saint Rita Praying
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA Italian peasant woman who survived a brutal husband to become a nun and saint - depicted at prayer Date: 1377 - 1447

Background imageNun Collection: St Genevieve / Butler s

St Genevieve / Butler s
French nun and saint sometimes known as Saint Genovesa

Background imageNun Collection: Maria, De Agreda (1602

Maria, De Agreda (1602
Spanish nun & saint depicted here preaching to native Americans while remaining in Spain

Background imageNun Collection: Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282 / 1294). Medieval mystic. En

Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282 / 1294). Medieval mystic. En
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282/1294). Medieval mystic. Engraving by C. Roberts. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1896. Colored

Background imageNun Collection: St Catherine of Siena

St Catherine of Siena
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA Italian visionary and miracle worker, negotiating with Gregory XI on behalf of the Florentines

Background imageNun Collection: Nun looking at the camera

Nun looking at the camera, with her finger covering her lips as if in a conspiracy of silence. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageNun Collection: Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children
Embarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Scholastica

Saint Scholastica
SAINT SCHOLASTICA Italian nun of Plombariola, near Monte Cassino where her friend St Benedict lived

Background imageNun Collection: St Teresa with Christ

St Teresa with Christ
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA Carmelite, talks with Christ in her vision

Background imageNun Collection: St Teresa & Crucifix

St Teresa & Crucifix
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA visionary, with crucifix (profile portrait)

Background imageNun Collection: Maronite Nun

Maronite Nun
MARONITE NUN

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Humbeline

Saint Humbeline
SAINT HUMBELINE sister of Bernard of Clairvaux, who wrote her letters reproaching her for her worldly lifestyle so she left her husband and became a nun Date: 12th century

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Rita of Cascia

Saint Rita of Cascia
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA Italian peasant woman who survived a brutal husband to become a nun and saint Date: 1377 - 1447

Background imageNun Collection: Borley Rectory Ghost

Borley Rectory Ghost
Borley Rectory -- a rare pictorial representation of the Borley haunting showing Borley Rectory, the phantom nun and the ghostly coach and horses

Background imageNun Collection: Frederic Chopin / Deathbed

Frederic Chopin / Deathbed
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician on his deathbed

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzi (1566-1607). Italian Carmelite

Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzi (1566-1607). Italian Carmelite mystic and saint. Engraving by Capuz, 1852. Colored

Background imageNun Collection: St Teresa of Avila with angel of justice

St Teresa of Avila with angel of justice
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Carmelite nun and visionary, pleads for mercy with the angel of justice

Background imageNun Collection: St Teresa of Avila

St Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), visionary (head and shoulders portrait)

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely

Saint Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely
Saint Etheldreda (or Ethelthrith, or Aethelthryth), Abbess of Ely, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia. Seen here with two nuns, fleeing from her husband who wanted to consummate their marriage

Background imageNun Collection: Nun on a bicycle in a playground

Nun on a bicycle in a playground. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageNun Collection: Scholastica & Benedict

Scholastica & Benedict
SAINT SCHOLASTICA Benedictine nun, sister of St Benedict, with whom she is here depicted, while he instructs her Date: circa 480 - circa 543

Background imageNun Collection: Carmelite Nun

Carmelite Nun
CARMELITANA Nun of the Carmelite order

Background imageNun Collection: Nuns in Venice, Italy

Nuns in Venice, Italy
Nuns walking along a narrow passageway in Venice, Italy. circa 1969

Background imageNun Collection: Paranormal / Religious Vis

Paranormal / Religious Vis
Bernadette Soubirous, visionary of Lourdes

Background imageNun Collection: Miracle - Nun & Tiger

Miracle - Nun & Tiger
A nun is on a country outing with some children, when a tiger appears, escaped from a zoo : she holds up her crucifix to it, whereupon it slinks away

Background imageNun Collection: Prince Philip with his mother, Princess Alice of Greece

Prince Philip with his mother, Princess Alice of Greece
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), pictured with his mother Princess Andrew of Greece, formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885 - 1969)

Background imageNun Collection: Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Background imageNun Collection: Fashion looks ahead, Dream of Fair Women ball

Fashion looks ahead, Dream of Fair Women ball
Fashion looks years ahead - and at present and past: frocks of the future for the " Dream of Fair Women" ball tonight (i.e)

Background imageNun Collection: Princess Alice of Greece with her granddaughter, Dorothea

Princess Alice of Greece with her granddaughter, Dorothea
Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, kissing her granddaughter, Princess Dorothea of Hesse-Cassel, the daughter of her fourth daughter, Princess Sophie

Background imageNun Collection: Sculptures, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube

Sculptures, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube
Nicolas de Monstier and his wife Jacqueline de Laignes, donors of the Entombment sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for their sepulchral chapel

Background imageNun Collection: The Communion of Saint Theresa of Avila, circa 1670

The Communion of Saint Theresa of Avila, circa 1670
Juan Martin Cabezalero (1633-1673). Spanish Baroque painter. The Communion of Saint Theresa of Avila, circa 1670. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageNun Collection: Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), circa 1670

Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), circa 1670
Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617). Christian mystical religious, member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Portrait by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), circa 1670. Detail

Background imageNun Collection: Convent

Convent
A painting which shows a courtyard of a convent, rich with potted and planted flowers and trees, a nun is praying in the centre, with others on the balcony. Date: circa 1917

Background imageNun Collection: Military Hospital at Abassieh, Egypt

Military Hospital at Abassieh, Egypt
The staff on the ward of the military hospital at Abassieh, Egypt, under the direction of English sisters (nuns). Likely used in the Mahdist War

Background imageNun Collection: Tilly Losch

Tilly Losch (1903-1975), also known as Ottilie Herbert, and later Countess of Carnarvon, was an Austrian dancer, actress and painter

Background imageNun Collection: Mariana of Austria (1634-1696) by Juan Carreno de Miranda

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696) by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain. spouse of Philiph IV. Portrait by Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageNun Collection: Head of a Nun

Head of a Nun
A portrait oil painting of a sleeping nun, wearing a traditional habit. Date: circa 1924

Background imageNun Collection: Young Nun Girl

Young Nun Girl
A portrait oil painting of a young girl wearing a nun's headdress. Date: circa 1930

Background imageNun Collection: Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles. With heading, Where Woman Wants To

Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles. With heading, Where Woman Wants To, She Can! The photographs captioned, Paris: Lady Billsticker, Leipsic: Girl Messenger

Background imageNun Collection: Christian Religious Orders

Christian Religious Orders - L-R (standing) Benedictine nun, Benedictine monk, Cluniac, Cistercian, Carthusian, nun of St Gilbert, regular canon of St Gilbert, Trinitarian, Knight Templar

Background imageNun Collection: Death extinguishes the candles on an altar

Death extinguishes the candles on an altar of a Nun and her lover.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageNun Collection: Death, grotesquely crowned with flags or feathers

Death, grotesquely crowned with flags or feathers, seizes the Abbess by her scapulary.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death



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