Orthodox Collection

Othodox Christian Priest in Ethiopia, possibly in Axum
Ethiopian Orthodox Priest, possibly in Axum (Aksum)

Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy Date: circa 1930s

Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus: mosaic, Jacob wrestling with an angel, Genesis 32 and Hosea 12 Date: 2011

Eastern Orthodox Village of Fih, Koura District, Lebanon
Fih, Koura District, Lebanon - An Eastern Orthodox Christian Village - the highest hill in El-Koura - St. Simon is the patron Saint - in the Mount Lebanon (Mont Liban) Mountain Range

Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (958-1025). Byzantine emperor (976-1025) from de Macedonian Dynasty. Detail from the Menologion of Basil II. 10th Century. Miniature. Vatican Apostolic Library

GREECE. Daphni. Dapni Monastery. Christ Pantocrator inside the dome (early Comnenian period, ca. 1100). Byzantine art. Mosaic

Sitka, Baranoff Island, Alaska, USA
A view along Lincoln Street, Sitka, on Baranoff Island, Alaska. At the far end is the Russian Orthodox Church. The town, formerly belonging to Russia

Mount Athos, Greece - Holy Monastery of Iviron
Holy Monastery of Iviron or Iveron, an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki - Orthodox Priest and Nougat seller in a street scene also featuring a red cross nurse. Date: circa 1916

Israel / Jordan 1902
A group of Christians - Orthodox, judging by the priests vestments - receive baptism in the sacred river where Jesus himself was baptised by John Date: 1902

Orthodox Priest
A Russian Orthodox priest, clutching the Bible in one hand, blesses the congregation with the other

Angel on the front of the Orthodox Church Saborna Crkva. Belgrade. Republic of Serbia

Bulgaria - Schipka
A Russian church built at Schipka, Bulgaria between 1877-1902 with twelve bells

Palestine - The Great Lavra of St. Sabas
The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba - a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank (east of Bethlehem)

Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving service given by Orthodox Archbishop Nikolai after the Battle of Moscow has ended with a German withdrawal

Muslim women bathing in a public baths
Muslim women and children bathing in a public baths. They fill basins at spigots, wash each others hair, nurse babies and wear high wooden sandals. Bagni Pubblici

Tree of the Janissaries - Park by St Irene, Istanbul, Turkey
Tree of the Janissaries - in the park by Saint Irene (Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene), is a Greek Eastern Orthodox church, Istanbul, Turkey. Located in the outer courtyard of Topkapi Palace. Date: 1930s

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

Tsarevich of Russia lays first stone of the Altar at Reval
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918) lays the first stone of the Altar of a new Church at Reval, Russia (now Tallinn, Estonia). Date: circa 1911

A Baptism according to the Greek Church in Russia Date: circa 1730s

Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw
The Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw - an Orthodox church in Warsaw, located on Ujazdowskie Avenue (aleje Ujazdowskie), in the area of the current Plac na Rozdrozu (Crossroads Square)

Farewell mass for Women's Battalion, Russia, WW1
Crowds of people at the farewell mass at Kazan Cathedral in Petrograd (St Petersburg), for the Women's Battalion of Death, the day before they left for the front to fight in the First World War

Makarios III, Archbishop of Cyprus (born Michail Christodolou Mouskos, 1913-1977). He was archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Cypriot Orthodox Church (1950-1977)

Makarios Iii Archbishop Cyprus Michail Christodolou
makarios, iii, archbishop, cyprus, michail, christodolou, mouskos, 1913, 1977, primate, autocephalous, cypriot, orthodox, church, 1950, first, president, republic, sitting, desk, presidential

Battle of Pente Pigadia, 1912
The Battle of Pente Pigadia - fought during the First Balkan War between the Ottomans and the Kingdom of Greece. Ottoman Commander Esat Pasha, having set up his headquarters at Pente Pigadia

Cholera in St. Petersburg, Russian, a procession of priests going to the Spassky Church to pray for the cessation of the plague. Date: September 1892

ORTHODOX PERSECUTED
When their church is closed, Christians hold a service in a barn, but someone locks the doors and sets fire to the building : the priest and six others burn to death Date: 1932

Monks at door of monastery, Megaspelaeon, Greece
Monks at the door of their cavern monastery, Megaspelaeon, Greece Date: 1907

Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Kait Bey mosque
Vintage 19th century photograph, Francis Frith, Egypt, 1857: Kait Bey mosque, The funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay

St Isaacs Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, St Petersburg
Vintage 19th century photograph: St Isaacs Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, St Petersburg, Russia

St Basils Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, Moscow
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as St Basils Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Taj Mahal, Agra, India
19th century vintage photograph - Taj Mahal from the entrance Gate, Agra, India, image c.1880 s

The St. Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain Church, Dresden
19th century vintage photograph: The St. Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain Church is a Russian Orthodox church in the German city of Dresden

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Russian Orthodox catholic church, Moscow, Russia. Vintage 19th century photograph

The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mosta Dome, Malt
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome, Malta

The first caliphs of the Orthodox Caliphate: Alu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, wearing turbans, reading the koran. Califfi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Eastern Orthodox monastery on Meteora rock, Thessaly, Greece. Monastero della Tessaglia detto Meteora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bennardoni from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Greek chariot race. A man rides a four-horse chariot or quadriga in the Games. From a vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Corsa dei Carri

Man, woman and child of Souli, Orthodox Christian community of Epirus, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire

Greek Orthodox bishop. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Funeral ceremony in Russia, 18th century. A coffin is lowered into a grave in a church cemetery in front of grieving relatives and an Orthodox priest

Russian marriage ceremony, 18th century
Marriage ceremony in Russia with brid and groom in crowns holding torches taking vows before an Orthodox priest. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Seratoni from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Russian Orthodox church abbot and monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Russian Orthodox pope and archimandrite
Russian Orthodox church pope and archimandrite, with nuns, in ecclesiatical robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Church at Moudros, Lemnos, Greece, WW1
Church at Moudros, on the island of Lemnos, Greece. The town was used as an Allied base during the Dardanelles Campaign, hence the presence of British soldiers. Date: circa 1915

Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, Greece
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, Greece, with the much smaller Church of St Eleutherius on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Souvenir card of Athens, Greece, showing the Academy building, St Eleutherius Church and the Royal Palace. Date: circa 1900

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