Pilgrims Collection (page 5)

Alfred Divides his Loaf
Following the Danish invasion of Wessex, King Alfred and his followers retreated to the island of Athelney, Somerset, where they were obliged to seek refuge and sustenance from local peasants

Paris Tour Saint Jacques
The tower is all that remains of the church of Saint- Jacques-de-la-Boucherie : pilgrims used to gather here before making their way to Compostella. Date: circa 1900

Mecca Ka-Aba
The black stone of the Ka aba at Mecca, the focus of Moslem pilgrims devotion. Date: circa 1860

The Pilgrimage to Abu Seri A - Egypt
The Pilgrimage to Abu Seri A. Situated in the desert about 40 miles east of Helwan, the sacred tombs of Abu Seri A are the object of a great annual pilgrimage

Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque
Beirut, Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque for pilgrims en route to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Date: circa 1910

Hilborough Chapel Ruins
The ruined remains of the old Pilgrims Chapel on Hilborough Chapel Meadow, Hilborough, Norfolk, England. Date: 14th century

Pilgrimage at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cinci
The annual pilgrimage to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cincinnati showing pilgims ascending the many steps up to the church

Papal Golden Jubilee of Pope Pius X
Card commemorating the Papal Golden Jubilee of Pope Pius Xs ordination as a priest in 1858. His portrait sits above a photograph of a group of Roman Catholic cardinals and church dignitaries

Breton Pardon at Baud
A Breton pardon at Baud, where the waters of the Fontaine de la Clarte are said to protect the eyes or even heal eye ailments Date: 1925

Maria Brunnlein church, Wemding, Germany
View (on the left) of the Maria Brunnlein Roman Catholic church in Wemding, Bavaria, Germany. The church contains a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary

Georgia - A group of Georgian Pilgrims

Lourdes, France - View of the town and Basilica

Lourdes, France - The Hotel Moderne - run by Soubirous Freres

Lourdes, France - The Lake

Crowd at Grotto at Lourdes, France
The crowd awaiting access to the Grotto at Lourdes, France

Sheep in the street / village at Gavarnie, France
Gavarnie is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrenees department in southwestern France. The village, at an elevation of 4, 452 feet (1, 357 m) in the valley of the Gave (torrent) de Pau

Lourdes - Pilgrims Shelter
Lourdes, France - the interior of the pilgrims shelter. Believers line the interior of the building, seated in bath chairs

Nuns in charabanc
A group of nuns in white habits in a charabanc on their way to Lourdes, France

A Tour party to Lourdes
A Tour party to the grotto of our Lady at Lourdes in a large Charabanc

Road to Mecca - Camels and Pilgrims. A beggar sits at the roadside, offered alms by a passing child

Car taking believers to Lourdes
A large car taking nine pilgrims from Gavarnie to the holy grotto at Lourdes

Egypt - Bridge for Mecca-bound caravan trains
Egypt - Bridge of boat pontoons across the Suez Canal for the caravan trains bound for Mecca

Arabs from Mecca. The man on the left holds a tesbih, a string of beads which can be counted off to match the 99 Names of God

Constantinople - Cemetery with Pilgrims
Pilgrims who have completed the Hajj to Mecca gather at a Constantinople Cemetery

Women departing on Pilgrimage
Turkish women in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, heading off on pilgrimage to Mecca wearing all-enveloping black burkas. Their children are wishing them farewell in the top-rght inset image

Moslem Zeal in Jerusalem
A sword brandishing orator in a procession near Jerusalem, during the Nebi Musa Feast celebrations which coincided with Christian Easter festivities

Pilgrims to Mecca in Ihram Clothing, mid-19th century
Engraving showing the typical garb worn by pilgrims to Mecca in the mid-19th century. Ihram is the intention to perform Hajj or Umrah and show devotion to Allah

The Canterbury Pilgrims in the Yard of the Tabard Inn, 1387
Illustration giving an artists impression of how Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims may have looked as they stood in the yard of the Tabard Inn, 17th April 1387

Sven Hedin to Tibet - 5
Guided by lama Schereb, the caravan proceeds to Arka-Tag : at the Tibet frontier Hedin and two companions disguise themselves as pilgrims

Fable / the Hermit
THE HERMIT A hermit, sitting reading in his cave, receives a group of pilgrims

France Lourdes
Pilgrims at the grotto where Mary, mother of Jesus, appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1859

Ramadan Crowd, Delhi
A huge crowd of Muslim pilgrims gathered outside Delhi Mosque, India on the last day of Ramadan

Pilgrims at Istanbul
The sacred camel leaves the Sultans palace at Istanbul, bearing gifts for the shrine of the prophet at Mecca

Pilgrims at Medina. (from the first photograph ever taken !)

Pilgrims at Damascus
Pilgrims leaving Damascus for Mecca : the procession of the Mahwal with the Holy Carpet

Pilgrim Camp
Mecca pilgrims camp in Egypt before taking boat down the Red Sea to their destination

Mecca Pilgrims Cairo
Pilgrims leave Cairo for Mecca

Pilgrims at Sea
Mecca pilgrims travel by boat from Egypt to Arabia on the Red Sea

Pilgrims in Desert
A caravan of Mecca pilgrims crosses the desert

Pilgrims at Suez
A caravan of Mecca pilgrims crosses a bridge at Suez

Pilgrims Resting
Mecca pilgrims resting in the course of their journey

Returning Mecca Pilgrims
Pilgrims returning from Mecca on board an Austrian Lloyd steamship

Mecca Pilgrims at Alex
Pilgrims camp at Alexandria on their way to Mecca

Pilgrim Procession
The Sacred Camel, carrying gifts from the Sultan, leaves Istanbul for Mecca accompanied by a cohort of pilgrims

Japanese porter
A Japanese coolie carries the luggage and belongings of pilgrims at Fujiyama

Japanese pilgrims
Three Japanese pilgrims with prayer flags and figures

Pilgrims Progress 27
Christianas and the pilgrims climb the hill Difficulty

Pilgrim in Sedan Chair
Pilgrims en route to the Baths of Panticosa in Spain; a woman with a fan is carried in a sedan chair, while other men and women ride on donkeys

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