Prayers Collection

Guardian Angel at Bed
A guardian angel raises an arm in blessing while a girl helps her younger sister to say her evening prayers

The Evening Prayer: There is a dog who loves his Master so, He always goes with him wherever he may go, And even when he kneels to say his Evening Prayer, This faithful friend is by his bedside there!

JOAN OF ARC BURNED
JOAN OF ARC Burned at the stake in Rouen on 30 May 1431. Frere Isambard holds up a cross; Martin Ladvenu offers prayers Date: 1412? - 1431

Incense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple Hanoi
Incense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple of the Jade Mountain in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam

The Call to Prayer - Constantinople
The Hodja upon the minaret calling the believers to prayer at Constantinople, Turkey

A little girl kneels to say her prayers - Carlisle Cathedral
A little girl kneels to say her prayers in Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria, England. She wears a tiara and holds her hands together 2011

Little girl saying her prayers, by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Little girl kneeling on her bed, saying her prayers: Never let Teddy and Dolly be naughty, f'rever amen, by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Date: circa 1930s

Sacramentary (Fragment)
Leaf from a liturgical text, possibly a sacramentary, parchment. The text contains various prayers and instructions. Text in black in a single column in a Caroline minuscule hand with red capitals

WATCHING THE DEAD C15
Watching the dead, in the nave of a German church : monks in cowls mourn while the priest intones suitable prayers Date: 15th century

VALDEMAR RESTORES DAGMAR
Valdemar II the Victorious, king of Denmark 1202-1241, restores his dead wife Dagmar to life by the fervour of his prayers Date: circa 1220

ANGELS RESCUING
The prayers of the living can help the dead - in sufficient quantity, they can even save them from the flames of Hell, rescued by angels

SNATCHED FROM HELL
The prayers of the living can help the dead - in sufficient quantity, they can even save them from the flames of Hell, rescued by angels

Comic postcard, Little boy going to bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dog saying his prayers - bless Mr Belisha, who introduced the Belisha Beacon in 1935 - no doubt a convenience for many dogs! Date: circa late 1930s

Comic postcard, Old maid saying her prayers Date: 20th century

WW II - American chaplain leads prayers Le Shima, Pacific
Vintage World War II photograph - American chaplain leads prayers for fallen soldiers on the island of Le Shima after victory on the island over the Japanese

A Muslim man performing his ablutions before prayer, washing his hands in a bowl of water. A servant pours water and another offers a towel. Musulmano che fa abluzione

Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid, with the letters of the alphabet and two prayers. 17th century

Scottish rebel against English Prayer Book
The congregation rise up against the imposition of the Scottish Episcopal Book of Common Prayer as demanded by King Charles I and Archbishop Laud

Mother, Child in Prayer Date: 1923

Imam - Sierra Leone - Praying
Imam (High Priest) - Sierra Leone - Praying Date: 1902

CHILDRENS HOME / SPAIN
Children say their prayers before bed at this childrens home in Spain Date: 1930s

ANGELS AND GIRL
Angels listen as a small girl says her prayers Date: 1914

SISTERS AT PRAYER
A young girl hears her even younger sister as she kneels to say her prayers Date: 1889

BEDTIME PRAYERS 1852
Bedtime prayers Date: 1852

17th century Rosary Threading
Two men sit at a workbench threading beads onto rosaries to help Catholics say their prayers, Date: 17th century

Grace Saying - England
Papa says grace at a family meal Date: circa 1860

SAYING PRAYERS WITH MAMA
Little girl says her prayers while her mother sits beside her on the bed Date: circa 1880

Family sitting around the dinner table
Slide showing a picture of a man, woman and two children sitting at a dinning table laid with food, saying prayers. Part of Box 366. Relates to the set of slides 2012.392 to 2012.402 Date: circa 1900

Russian soldiers attending open air service, WW1
A church service in the snow behind the firing line in the foothills of the Carpathians. Priests accompanied the Russian army and held services for the men whenever possible

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey - Constitution
The Sultan travelling to the Friday Prayers after the Proclamation of the Constitution in Constantinople, 1908. Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918)

Boys Praying
Three angelic little boys kneel side by side to say their evening prayers

Incense sticks burning in Hanoi, Vietnam

Beaulx abc belles heures. Book peddler. Belongs to the genre le Cris de Paris that illustrates street vendors of Paris. Until the invention of printing

St Benedict has a Vision
SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA, while at his prayers, is bathed in resplendent light and sees the whole world in miniature

Two children saying their prayers before bed
Two children kneeling to say their prayers before going to bed

Three angels answer the prayers of the mysterious woman Date: circa 1890s

Tibet - A High Lama Standard Bearer Date: 1907

Kern, Eritrea - Ramadan Prayers - genuflection, third phase. Date: circa 1910s

Turkmenistan - Muslims pray outdoors after a storm - Friday prayers. Date: circa 1910s

Interior of a Mosque, Algeria. Four men gather around an ablution fountain to prepare themselves for prayer. Three of the men wash their feet, whilst the other drinks the water. circa 1910s

Sultan on his way to Friday Prayers, Constantinople, (Istanbul) Turkey circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Istanbul - Selamik Ceremony, Sultan travels to Friday prayer
Constaninople (Istanbul) Turkey, circa 1890 - Selamik Ceremony, when the Sultan travelled to Friday prayers. Date: circa 1890

Prayers aboard HMS Marlborough, Iron Duke-class battleship
Prayers aboard the HMS Marlborough, an Iron Duke-class battleship of the Royal Navy. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Patriarch opening the crofters meeting with prayer. Isle of Skye. Date: 1884

People burning incense at Senso Ji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo
Crowds of people burning incense at the Shinto Shrine at Senso-Ji Bhuddist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan

Resurrection by Henri Bataille (from Leo Tolstoys novel)
Promotional postcard for Resurrection from Henri Batailles dramatisation of Leo Tolstoys novel. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, 17th February 1903. Artist: Albert Morrow

Muslims at prayer at the Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, Delhi, India
Muslims at prayer at the Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India

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