Penance Collection (#2)

Urged to Repent 1880
A fallen woman is urged to repent of her wickedness

Feast or Flagellation
While those who live for the moment feast and frolic, others who recognise the seriousness of our life on Earth flagellate themselves to the greater glory of God

Medieval Flagellants
Procession of flagellants during the Middle Ages

Flagellants of Tournai
A procession of flagellants at Doornik (now Tournai), Belgium : collective hysterias of this kind are a recurring feature of medieval popular religious activity

HERAKLES
Greek hero, son of Zeus and Alkmene, the worlds strongest man, which he needed to be to perform the Twelve Labours for King Eurystheus, as a penance for crimes he did while mad

Flagellants of Coimbra
The Jesuits of Coimbra, Portugal, notorious for their high life-style, do public penance for their sins, flagellating themselves through the streets. Date: circa 1560

Eleanor of Gloucester
Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London

AVERROES
IBN RUSHD Known in the West as Averroes Spanish/Islamic philospher; forced to do penance for his intellectual temerity

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