Praying Collection (page 9)

Chanakkale - Prayers being said near a well, with Imams, civilians and individuals in military uniform. One gentleman with a bandaged head holds a camera

Balkans - Mostar - Turkish man at ritual prayer

Imam at prayer inside the Ayasofya
Imam at prayer inside the famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

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

Praying at a Menhir
Though priests deplore such superstitions, many peasants retain allegiance to old gods - women pray before the druidic stones at Montchauvet in the bocage of Normandie

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

Child Prays for Father
A little child lies in bed, praying for fathers safe return from the war, while mother watches

Mercury & the Woodcutter
MERCURY & THE WOODCUTTER A woodman who has lost his axe begs Jupiter to send it back; Mercury brings axes of gold & silver, but the honest woodman claims only his own

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

Moslems at Mosque
Before entering a mosque at Istanbul, Turkey, worshippers remove their shoes and wash their feet

Womens Room in Mosque
Women are permitted to worship in the mosques : separate rooms are provided for them, as here in the Abd-el-Rahman mosque at Algiers

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

Gracie Fields / Goodnight
GRACIE FIELDS English singer and actress: Goodnight Children Everywhere - for children evacuated during the war

Wales / Arthur / Shaw
Arthur, Prince of Wales Son of Henry VII

Camel & Praying Man 1920
A camel waits patiently while his rider kneels and prays in the desert, his face towards Mecca

French Court 1428
Charles VII & courtiers: long houppelandes (gowns) with contrasting revers (one has hanging sleeves), an ermine trimmed huke & cape. They wear small close-fitting hats

Margaret Beaufort
COUNTESS OF RICHMOND & DERBY MARGARET BEAUFORT English noblewoman, mother of Henry VII; founded Christs College, Cambridge in 1505

Chinese Eclipse Ceremony
Chinese ceremonies during the eclipse of the sun involving music and reverence

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

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

Etheldreda / Praying
SAINT ETHELDREDA Queen of Northumberland who disowned her marriage duties and founded an abbey at Ely

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)

Child / Mother / Praying
A mother teaches her child to pray

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

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

Queen Bertha, later a saint
BERTHA, BERTA, BERTE, BERTHE, BERTRADA or ALDEBERGE Queen of Ethelbert, King of Kent, daughter of Charibert I, Merovingian King of Paris

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 11
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

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

Saint Agnes / Bourne
SAINT AGNES Roman saint who, having survived an ordeal in a brothel, was fatally stabbed at the age of 13

Spanish Exorcism C1800
A noble Spanish lady is exorcised by a priest in her own home, while her family register their concern in various ways and even the servants show interest

Blue Mosque, Cairo
Moslems at prayer in the Blue Mosque, Cairo (Egypt)

Pembroke / Mary Herbert
MARY HERBERT nee SIDNEY COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE Patron of poets, and founder of Pembroke College, Cambridge

Llull / Ramon / Woodcut 1522
RAMON LLULL or RAYMOND LULLY Catalan mystic, philosopher, poet and missionary

Crusader / See Jerusalem
The Crusaders have their first sight of Jerusalem. Overwhelmed, they kneel down and pray

Carlo Borromeo / Chasselat
CARLO BORROMEO Italian cardinal and saint; archbishop of Milan

Surrey / Thomas Howard
THOMAS HOWARD EARL of SURREY 2nd DUKE of NORFOLK Before the Battle of Flodden, 1513

Farrar as Marguerite
FAUST Geraldine Farrar as Marguerite, praying in church

Sepulchre of Mohammed II
The sepulchre chapel of Sultan Mohammed II in Istanbul

Little Girl Praying
A little girl joins her hands in prayer and looks up to Heaven, thinking of that better land, far, far away

Scala Santa / Rome 1830S
In the small church of San Giovanni, pilgrims climb the Scala Santa (Holy Stair), a staircase which includes 28 steps taken from the palace of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem

Salammbo / Praying
Salammbo, daughter of general Hamilcar & priestess in the Temple of Tanit, begs divine aid against the mercenaries who threaten Carthage

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