Prayer Collection (page 12)

Saint Genevieve in Paris
Saint Genevieve (d.500) - Patroness of Paris. Took veil at 15 after the death of her parents and moved to Paris. Made a personal sortie to gain supplies for the City during the siege of Paris by

Lourdes - Recitation of the rosary at the Grotto

Bead Seller, Constantinople
A seller of strings of beads, Constantinople

Reclining Turkish Woman
A fine photograph postcard depiction of a reclining Turkish woman, holding a string of prayer beads (Tesbih)

Constantinople - Dervish at prayer with Minarets in the background

Constantinople - Muezzin - Call to prayer in village of Rumeli Hisari

Medressa (religious school) & 2 Mevlevi Dervishes
Medressa (religious school - studying Koran) and two Mevlevi Dervishes. The Sheikh holds a tesbih (string of 99 prayer beads). Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Balkans - Mostar - Turkish man at ritual prayer

Roadside shrine, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A roadside shrine in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ablutions for prayer - Mosque in India
An ablution area in an Indian Mosque, showing a far more intimate and open view than the ablution fountains found in Mosques further West

A Priest sings at the end of mass
A priest sings Domine, Salvam fac Rempublicam, the response which can be used at the end of Mass, expressing the prayer of blessing for the Church and State

Muezzin - Call to Prayer, Constantinople
A Muezzin - the call to prayer from a Mosque overlooking the Bosphorus (likely to be a Mosque at Kuzguncuk). Visible across the Bosphorus is the European side

Sierra Leone - West Africa - Muslims Praying
Muslims praying in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Young Sudanese Dervish
A Young Sudanese Dervish, holding a dagger and grinning widely

King George V Silver Jubilee Service in St. Pauls Cathedral
Illustration showing the service of prayer and thanksgiving for King George Vs Silver Jubilee held at St. Pauls Cathedral, London, May 1935

Pope Pius IX prays at the Statue of St Peter

Mother, Children in Church
A mother and her children kneel in church

Japanese pilgrims
Three Japanese pilgrims with prayer flags and figures

Child Praying C1850
A child kneels in prayer at the side of the bed

Moslems at Prayer
A group of Moslem men turn towards Mecca and pray, in various attitudes

Arab at Prayer
An Arab traveler hobbles his camel while he pauses in his journey to turn towards Mecca and perform his midday prayers

Astrakhan Prayers
Tartar merchants of Astrakhan (Russia) at prayer before a kind of suspended altar containing figures, contrary to Islamic teachings

Turks at Prayer - 1
The various postures of the Turks at their prayers - 1 of 2

Turks at Prayer - 2
The various postures of the Turks at their prayers - 2 of 2

Moslem at Prayer
A moslem at prayer. Note that he has taken off his slippers

Ball / Evening Dress 1865
Princess style wedding dress with high bodice, tablier trim of lace with rosettes, tight sleeves with reverse cuffs & worn with multiple strings of pearls, a veil & white gloves

Christianity / Barbados
Henry Martin, acting Dean of Barbados

Foundling Prayer
Group of orphans saying their prayers in the New York Foundling Asylum

African Church School
A class of black African children at a church school in the Congo, Africa, kneel before a painting of a white Madonna and Child

Toulouse / St. Sernin
The Church of St. Sernin, Toulouse

Egyptian Moslems Praying
Egyptian Moslems at prayer in a mosque

Praying, Medieval
A medieval knight and his lady say their morning prayers, in the bedchamber of their chateau

Fulness of Joy Plate 10
A mixture of leaves, ferns & flowers including wisteria used as a visual accompaniment to a prayer

Fulness of Joy Plate 24
A decorative, visual accompaniment to a prayer which includes church bells & English Holly with berries & mistletoe

Fulness of Joy Plate 31
A floral vignette used as a decorative, visual accompaniment to a prayer, depicts English holly with berries & flowers

Praying to Saints
A French girl prays to her favourite saints, asking that she may be married to a nice young man who will not drink too much, who will not be jealous, and love her alone

Girl Praying
A small girl kneels at her bedside in prayer while, unseen, angels hover above her

Catherine Praying
Catherine de Medicis, queen of Henri II of France, at prayer (possibly asking forgiveness for authorising the massacre of the Huguenots, but probably not)

Catherine Medicis / Cluny
CATHERINE DE MEDICIS queen of Henri II of France, at prayer

Religion / Prayer (C14)
A knight and his lady at prayer

Gregorius Stops Plague
Gregorius I, pope and saint, orders a day of public prayer against the prevailing plague, and miraculously the plague is driven away - apparently carried off by angels

Our Lady of the Apparition
NUESTRA SENORA D APARECIDA - Our Lady of the Apparition - a Black Virgin from Brazil

Religion / Prayer
Praying with a new-born child in a Swedish country home

Louis IX, King of France (reigned 1226-1270), also known as Saint Louis, crusader in the Holy Land. Seen here in military dress with his arms raised in prayer to heaven

Praying in Japan
Praying before a domestic altar of the gods of happiness in Japan

Brahmin at Prayer
a Brahmin Performing Pujah

Japanese Paper Prayers
At Ishiyama-dera, Japan, people write prayers on pieces of paper which they attach to the black rocks, following the example of two legendary lovers

Teresa at Prayer
She kneels in prayer before the altar of the Convent Chapel

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