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Naughty NunsNaughty nuns, respecting their vows of celibacy, but not much else
Nun on a skateboard, holding her arms out for balance. Date: circa 1970s
Carmelite NunsDiscalced (= Barefoot) Carmelite Nuns
Nun looking at the camera, with her finger covering her lips as if in a conspiracy of silence. Date: circa 1970s
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)
Ursuline Nuns (Nuns of the Order of Saint Ursula of Cologne)
Dominican NunsDOMINICAN NUNS
Naughty Nuns - 2Two naughty nuns, sworn to celibacy, find compensation
Nun on a bicycle in a playground. Date: circa 1970s
St Josephs Catholic Boys Home, Enfield, MiddlesexBoys and nuns at St Josephs Catholic Boys Home, Enfield, Middlesex. Date: circa 1900
Nuns in BoatA group of nuns in the launch from the Christo Rey. When the floating church goes inland the sisters go ashore to administer help and advice
Nuns in Venice, ItalyNuns walking along a narrow passageway in Venice, Italy. circa 1969
St Teresa of Avila with angel of justiceSaint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Carmelite nun and visionary, pleads for mercy with the angel of justice
St Teresa of AvilaSaint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), visionary (head and shoulders portrait)
Saint Etheldreda, Abbess of ElySaint 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
DEUTSCHLAND WRECKSeveral perish when the German steamship Deutschland is wrecked off Kentish Knock in the Thames Estuary; the death of five Franciscan nuns inspires poet G M Hopkins
Prince Philip with his mother, Princess Alice of GreecePrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), pictured with his mother Princess Andrew of Greece, formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885 - 1969)
Photograph of Three Nuns Hotel, Aldgate, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub
Princess Alice of Greece with her granddaughter, DorotheaPrincess 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
Three Nuns Tobacco AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration promoting Three Nuns Tobacco, of which there is none nicer. The image displays a box of the product, placed beside a pipe. Date: circa 1939
Punch At The ConventThis painting depicts a scene where a seated crowd of spectators, with children at the front, are viewing a traditional Punch and Judy puppet show at a convent, nuns are tending to the audience
Military Hospital at Abassieh, EgyptThe staff on the ward of the military hospital at Abassieh, Egypt, under the direction of English sisters (nuns). Likely used in the Mahdist War
Tilly Losch (1903-1975), also known as Ottilie Herbert, and later Countess of Carnarvon, was an Austrian dancer, actress and painter
Young Nun GirlA portrait oil painting of a young girl wearing a nun's headdress. Date: circa 1930
St Joseph's Children's Home, Freshfield, FormbyNuns in the chapel at St Joseph's Children's Home, Freshfield, Formby, near Liverpool Date: circa 1946
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
The House of Many Windows, Nunnery House, Arthington, Wharfdale, Yorkshire, England. Many of the windows are a sham, having been bricked up at the time of the Window Tax. Date: 1960s
Mechelen: cathedral of St Rombaux Date: 1915
BERNADETTE DIESWhen Bernadette Soubirous dies, a nun, at Nevers, not only do nuns hover round her deathbed, but angels hover overhead Date: 16 April 1879
1860s Japan - portrait of mendicant nuns beggars Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China
Nuns on a bench at Deal, KentThree nuns confer on a seafront bench, at Deal, Kent. Date: circa 1950s
Taking the veil at the church of the convent of the most Holy Trinity at Bermondsey, which opened for the reception of the sisterhood of the Order of our blessed Lady of Mercy in November 1839
Crypt of the ancient priory of Black-NunsRemains of the crypt part of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns, adjoining St. Helens Church, Bishopsgate Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of
A specimen of ancient building, King Street, LondonA specimen of ancient building. Old timber-frame houses situated on the west side of King Street, Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of
English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura
A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young girlA lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young virginal peasant girl in his cave. The hermit. L Ermite. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et
Nuns returning to their convent, Castle Cornet, Guernsey, May 1936. 1936
In front of the grave well in Lourdes, France. circa 1898
Nuns and nurses, South London Hospital for Women & Children Nuns and nursesNuns and nurses, South London Hospital for Women & Children. Reverse reads Outside back of Balham Hill Walls still not repaired after bombing during 1939-1945 War
ORLEANS CATHEDRAL / 1830SThe Catedral of St Croix, Orleans Date: 1830s
RC ENTICING NUNS 1851How the Roman Catholics entice innocent girls into convents - letting them take the veil, and appropriating their money - an example of anti-Catholic feeling in Victorian England Date: 1851
Two nuns chat in the streets of Dubrovnik, CroatiaTwo nuns chat in the streets of Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. One of them carries a large bunch of red lilies Date: 1985
Small children take a nap during the afternoon, Sri LankaTwo nuns watch as small children take a nap during the heat of the afternoon at a school run by the The Good Shepherd Sisters, in Sri Lanka Date: 1995
Chichen Itza - Mayan Ruins, MexicoChichen Itza, a world-famous complex of Mayan ruins on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. This card shows a small temple known as the La Iglesia (" The Church" )
The Convent, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South AfricaThe Convent, Lydenburg, a gold mining town in Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Abbey of Port-Royal des Champs. Anonymous, 18th century. AftAbbey of Port-Royal des Champs. Female Cistercian Monastery diffuser of Jansenism. Gouache on parchment glued wood. Anonymous, 18th century. After an engraving of Magdeleine Horthemels (1686-1767)
Valletta, Malta - street scene near Church of San FrancescoValletta, Malta: street scene near the church of San Francesco. Date: 1909
St Teresa of Avila as supplicantSaint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), visionary, receives holy inspiration as a supplicant
Two nuns in Eastbourne, Sussex - one of them is knitting. Date: circa 1960s
Mary Latimer-Nun by Eva ElwesPromotional postcard for Mary Latimer-Nun by Eva Elwes. First produced Osborne Theatre, Manchester, 15th September 1913. From the Stories Appearing Weekly in the Heartsease Library. Artist: E. P
Pigeons - Three Nuns with varied colourations, Fancy BreedA portrait of three Nuns with varied colourations standing in their pigeon coop. The Nun is a breed of fancy pigeon, also known as the Dutch Shell Pigeon
Grand Duchess Elizabeth FeodorovnaGrand Princess Elizaveta Feodorova (Grand Duchess Sergei), formerly Princess Elisabeth or Ella or Hesse Darmstadt, dressed as a Sister of Mercy of the reek Church, the Order of Martha and Mary
The Devil corrupting a group of nunsEngraving from Thomas Glanvilles " Saducismus Triumphatos", depicting the Devil corrupting a group of nuns. The book affirmed the existence of witches with malign supernatural magical
Loudun - Possessed NunsThe nuns of the convent of Saint-Ursule develop convent hysteria and claim to be possessed by demons
Isabella, by Francis W Topham (from Measure for Measure). 1888
Sepulchre of Urraca de Canas (1192-1262) by Ruy Martinez deUrraca de Canas (1192-1262). Abbes of Monastery of Santa Maria of Canas. Sepulchre of Beata Urraca by Ruy Martinez de Bureba, 13th century. Detail. Nuns at the funeral. Las Canas. La Rioja. Spain
Buddhist Nuns - Myanmar - referred to as sila-rhan. Date: circa 1909
Spain. Catalonia. Tarragona. Muralleta. Small wall. 15th cSpain. Catalonia. Tarragona. In front of the facade of the Roman Circus, was built the muralleta (small wall) on the 15th century and also the octogonal tower de les monges (the nuns)
Spain. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Nuns orchard. DraBarcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Nuns orchard. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Cloister. DrawingBarcelona. Monastery of Pedralbes. Cloister. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain
Decretum Gratiani. Written in the 12th century. Miniaure. 14Decretum Gratiani or Condordia discordantium canonum. Collection of a Canon law compiled and written in the 12th century. Miniaure. 14th century. Group of nuns wearing a girl
Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in Holy Week. Saint Peters Square. Vatican City
Cloistered nuns. Gospel reading. 19th-century colored engraving
A convent in Novgorod: Nuns making hayNuns from a convent in Novgorod making hay in a field Date: 1913
A Last Peep at the World or Taking the Veil. circa 1850s
Loudun / Nuns & GrandierThe nuns of the convent of Sainte-Ursule become hysterical when Urbain Grandier addresses them Date: 23 June 1634
Verdi / Trovatore / Ii. 5IL TROVATORE Act 2, Scene 5 Manrico comes to Leonoras rescue in the convent scene from a Covent Garden production of 1887 Date: 1887
Nuns of St VincentNUNS OF THE CONGREGATION OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL a charitable and nursing order
Hotel Dieu, InteriorHOTEL-DIEU, PARIS nuns, nurses and patients - some of them sharing beds Date: 15th century
St Teresa of Avila writingSaint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) writing in her cell with divine inspiration from the Holy Ghost
Jesus and St TeresaSt Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) with a vision of Christ
Nun sitting looking thoughtful with her handbag on her lap. Date: circa 1970s
Nun sitting by a window, looking thoughtful. Date: circa 1970s
Arab children in an embroidery school, Algiers, AlgeriaArab children in a missionary embroidery school, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1920
Marie-Odile by Edward KnoblauchPromotional postcard for Marie-Odile by Edward Knoblauch. First produced in England at His Majestys Theatre, 8th June 1915. Marie Lohr is shown here in the named part
Nun with a man in a pub. Date: circa 1970s
Nun playing on a fruit machine. Date: circa 1970s
Home for Roman Catholic Girls, The Convent, Ealing, MiddleseGirls and nuns in the garden of the Home for Roman Catholic Girls, Little Ealing Lane, Ealing, Middlesex. Date: early 1900s
Cartoon, Flemish Characters, by James Gillray. Showing a group of people entering a Belgian church on a Sunday. Date: 1793
St Marys Roman Catholic Training Home, BirminghamGirls in aprons, accompanied by several nuns, outside St Marys Roman Catholic Training Home, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910
Collectors card, nun working on a tapestry. Date: early 20th century
Parisian street characters.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825
Nuns Moor Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. Showing the bandstand Date: 1900s
