Anton LaveyANTON SZANDOR LAVEY self-anointed High Priest of the Church of Satan, author of The Satanic Bible etc
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. ColoredSaint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored
Protestant Reformation. Satire against Martin Luther (1483Protestant Reformation. 16th century. Germany. Satire against Martin Luther (1483-1546). Colored engraving
History of England. Peasants revolt led by Wat Tyler in 1381. Meeting between Wat Tyler and the revolutionary priest John Ball. Detail. Miniature of the 15th century by Froissart
Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds, WW1An Army Chaplain holding a night service on the battlefield, with a packing case as an altar and a tin mug as a chalice. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds
Saint John of the Cross, (1542-1591). Spanish mystic. The Ascent of Mount Carmel. It was composed between 1581-1585. Engraving. Edition of 1694, Madrid
Codex Borbonicus. Aztec codex. Written by Aztec priest shortly before or after tthe Spanish conquest of Mexico. 1562-1563. Detail fol. 17r
Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos
Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)
The Zen priest Ikkyu Osho. Date: circa 18th century
Othodox Christian Priest in Ethiopia, possibly in AxumEthiopian Orthodox Priest, possibly in Axum (Aksum)
Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan ParliaAlfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou
The Five ALLs - John KaySatirical cartoon by Scottish caricaturist John Kay (1742-1826) entitled The Five All s, depicting five characters and their interpretations of their reltion to All
The Satanic BiblePopular edition of self- anointed High Priest Anton Laveys Satanic Bible, a dubious mish-mash of occult rituals, pseudo-magic and popular diabolism
Abbe Julio ExorcisesA French renegade priest and practising magician, the Abbe Julio, performs a ceremony of exorcism in his private chapel
Sebastian KneippSEBASTIAN KNEIPP Bavarian priest, promoter of hydropathy (cold water cure) and herbalism
Rasputin in HospitalGRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian priest and intriguer in hospital after Khina Gussevas attempt on his life
John Ball / AgitatorJOHN BALL English rebel; priest excommunicated for inflammatory sermons and leader of Peasant Revolt
Barred from Womens Lecture for wearing bloomersA woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Vicar from entering a Lecture (for Women Only !) as she is wearing bloomers, which Rev Self Righteous views as totally unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1911
Sawtre, Lollard, BurnsWilliam Sawtre, priest of St Osyths church, London, is burnt for following the heretical views of Wyclif : he is considered to be the first Lollard martyr
The Conversion of Paula, by Alma-TademaThe Conversion of Paula, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836-1912). Date: 1898
Jewish High PriestA Jewish High Priest in his ceremonial garb
Chitral ExpeditionMembers of the Chitral Expedition, including Lieut. Cheyne, Capt. C.R Ross, Major Sawyer, Capt. Gordon, Lieut. Henderson and a Sikh priest. 14th Ferozepore Sikhs. Date: April 13 1895
Book of the Dead / 12Ani and his wife pass the Seven Gates and Ten Pylons and follow priest in a panther- skin
Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Priest since 1537. Founded tIgnatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Spanish knight, priest since 1537. Founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Was Superior General. Saint Ignatius levitating. Engraving, 1693. Episcopal Library
Day before of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) withHistory of Spain. Day before of the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) in which Alfonso VIII of Castile defeated the Almohad army of Caliph al-Nasir Muhammed. Colored engraving
Buddhist Priest, Hai Phong, VietnamHai Phong (Haiphong) in Tonkin - Northern Vietnam. A Buddhist Priest gives a sermon Date: circa 1910s
John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. ColoredJohn Knox (1514-1572). Scottish priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Engraving by H. Hondins The Young. The Universal History, 1885. Colored
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. ColoredSaint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit seminarian and student at the Roman college. He died in Rome, at the service of persons infected by the plague
Roman Catholic church, Farm Street, Mayfair, London, with an inset of Father Bernard Vaughan (1847-1922). Date: circa 1905
Thessaloniki - Orthodox Priest and Nougat seller in a street scene also featuring a red cross nurse. Date: circa 1916
The landing of Nuno Tristao in GuineaPortuguese Colonial History Series - The landing of Nuno Tristao (15th century Portuguese explorer and slave trader) in Guinea - purported to be the first European visitor to the country
Israel / Jordan 1902A group of Christians - Orthodox, judging by the priests vestments - receive baptism in the sacred river where Jesus himself was baptised by John Date: 1902
Wayland Smiths Cave, Berkshire, England. Formerly an underground chamber of some prehistoric king or priest. Wayland was a mythical smithy who made invincible swords. Date: BC
Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relicKandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession
British and French Soldiers - SalonicaA scruffy young turkish paperboy selling the Paris Balkan Newspaper and the French Echo to British and French soldiers during World War One in Salonica as two veiled ladies and a Greek priest
St Michaels Church, Chester Square, Pimlico, London. Inset photograph of the priest, Canon Fleming
Bapsy PavryMiss Bapsy Pavry, later Marchioness of Winchester and author of " The Heroines of Ancient Persia". She was the daughter of the Parsi High Priest of Bombay
Warriors and DruidWarriors of ancient Gaul seek the approval of the gods for an expedition from a druid priest
VIANNEYJEAN-BAPTISTE VIANNEY VIANNEY, known as the CURE D ARS - French priest, known for his good works and simple lifestyle, and for being horribly tormented by demons
Kukai Sails to ChinaThe priest Kukai (later known as Kobo-Daishi) sails to China to study its religion, returns to create a Japanese religion containing elements of Confucianism with Shintoism
Top English ClergyThe Archbishops of Canterbury and York, together with other top English clergy, at the coronation of George V
Alexander&jewish PriestALEXANDER THE GREAT in 331 BC and Jewish High Priest show mutual respect
Akbar the Great receives a deputation of JesuitsAkbar the Great (1542-1605), third Mughal Emperor of India, receives a deputation of Jesuits
Burial of De Soto on the MississippiSpanish soldiers lower the wrapped body of Hernando De Soto into the Mississippi River. A soldier holds a torch as a priest reads from the Bible
Archbishop Herbert VaughanRoman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Herbert Vaughan. 1896
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Colored engravingSaint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Portuguese franciscan priest. Colored engraving. 19th century
Room of Martin Luther (1483-1546) at Wartburg. Engraving. CoMartin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Luthers room at Wartburg. Engraving by Hurel. The Religious Revolution, 1880. Colored
