Praying Collection

St Joseph of Cupertino
Guiseppe da Cupertino (1603- 1663) the flying friar. His birth mirrored that of Christ. A devout boy he entered the Francisan order & the miraculous levitations began

St Hubert / Durer / Hunting
SAINT HUBERT French bishop, and patron saint of hunters and trappers

Saint Rita Praying
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA Italian peasant woman who survived a brutal husband to become a nun and saint - depicted at prayer Date: 1377 - 1447

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!

Lourdes - The Grotto
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Grotto, with believers praying beneath and hanging crutches testament to the miraculous cures achievers by those of faith at this sacred Christian site

Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199). King of England (1189-1199). Crusader forces praying before going into battle. Gustave Dore engraving

Egypt - Old Egyptian men at prayer

Margaret of Anjou / Shaw
MARGARET OF ANJOU queen of Henry VI, daughter of Rene d Anjou, - with her court from a tapestry in St Marys Hall, Coventry

Saint George and the Dragon
SAINT GEORGE praying after slaying the dragon

WW1 - Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois
WW1 - French troops partake in Catholic Mass in the Trenches at Bienvillers-aux-Bois - August 1915. It was estimated that over 20, 000 priests served in the French army in some capacity

Frederic Chopin / Deathbed
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician on his deathbed

In Memoriam - scene in Tewkesbury Abbey, WW1
A lone woman stands alone in front of a roll of honour, with the Union flag hanging over it inside Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire during the First World War. Date: 1919

Girl saying Grace but pet dog unwilling
" Fold Your hands Bob!" A pretty young girl says Grace, but is slightly affronted that her pet dog Bob is unwilling to join in and fold his paws together respectfully.... Date: circa 1910

Islamic Contortions
Some Moslems choose to twist and contort their bodies while praying, bending backwards to a remarkable degree

Mackonochie / Vfair 1870
ALEXANDER HERIOT MACKONOCHIE Ritualist clergyman

Crusader Praying
A French Chevalier banneret (horseman carrying a banner) prays before leaving for the Second Crusade

Devotional Posture / Islam
Islamic attitudes of worship - some involve praying on a prayer mat

Praying before Agincourt
Henry V and his troops pray for victory over the French before the battle of Agincourt

Grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth
View inside the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where by tradition Mary is said to have received a visit from the Angel Gabriel

Scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
A scene inside the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, which marks the traditional birthplace of Jesus

Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial Number
Front cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died

Japanese man praying
A Japanese buddhist man at prayer

Church of England Service on a WWI battlefield for troops heading into the trenches - the Chaplain is officiating from a small field altar. Date: circa 1915

Elderly man at prayer in an Istanbul Mosque
Elderly man at prayer in the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, kneeling in the direction of Mecca

JUNIPERO SERRA 1713-1784
JUNIPERO SERRA Franciscan missionary in California - founded the San Carlos Borromeo Mission at Carmel

Costume / Men / Hebrewpriest
A Hebrew High Priest in ornate gold and red robes, praying with raised hands and swinging a smoking censer

Mary / Banner / Ste Vierge
The image of The Virgin on a banner : miniature from the Chants royaux d Amiens composed for Louise de Savoie by Jan Van Brickenbork

Nurse Praying / 1915
A French Red Cross nurse prays for the safety of the French soldiers and hopes that only a few are sent to her care

Girl Prays for Father
A little girl kneels on her bed to pray for her fathers safe return from the war

Loyola Praying / Holl
IGNATIUS LOYOLA Spanish Saint, founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), in an attitude of prayer

Covenanters prayer meeting in the glen of Drumclog, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, prior to the Battle of Drumclog, Sunday 1 June 1679

Comic postcard, Man kneeling in bed, praying for a woman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman kneeling in bed, praying for a man Date: 20th century

King John re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio
King John (1199-1216) is re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio sent from Pope Innocent III in Rome to solve the crisis with the Church by formally surrendering England to the representative of

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

Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi (Plants)
Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi. Tulsi or Tulasi (Holy basil) or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulsi/Vrinda; she is regarded as a

Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno
Prince Shotoku (574622) - also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya - a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko

Pencil sketch of girl praying
Pencil sketch of a girl kneeling and praying. Date: 1920s

Goodnight Children Everywhere
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Goodnight Children Everywhere, written and composed by Gaby Rogers and Harry Phillips. Featured and broadcast by Gracie Fields in France

Sculptures, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube
Nicolas de Monstier and his wife Jacqueline de Laignes, donors of the Entombment sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for their sepulchral chapel

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II prays and receives icon - Tiraspol
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II accepting the gift of a religious icon and offering up a prayer with the Russian army at Tiraspol (Tirispolea), now the capital of Transnistria

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

Topkapi Palace. Chapel of the relics of the Prophet
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Chapel of the Seraglio. Relics of the Prophet. Engraving by Lemaitre

Convent
A painting which shows a courtyard of a convent, rich with potted and planted flowers and trees, a nun is praying in the centre, with others on the balcony. Date: circa 1917

Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige - Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe
The Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige (Nanko) - Minatogawa Shrine - a Shinto shrine in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa. Date: circa 1910s

Marie Louise Edvina, opera singer
Mme Marie Louise Edvina, opera singer, soprano Date: 1910

The Magdalene, ca. 1650, by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682). The Magdalene, ca.1650. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888
Stanislaw Wojciech Bergman (1862-1930). Polish painter. Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland

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