Priest Collection (page 5)

Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, 11th century
Wulfstan II or Lupus, Archbishop of York, 11th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Druids and priest in sacred robes with paraphernalia
Druids and priest in sacred robes with religious paraphernalia, gold vessels, serpent, and painted curtain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

An Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a human sacrifice
An Aztec priest removes a mans heart in a ritual with an obsidian knife on a sacrificial stone and offers it to the god Huitzilopochtli. Several young acolytes hold down the victim

Berber magistrate, soldier and priest, North Africa, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Egyptian wheat and grape agriculture
Egyptian agriculture: priest of Osiris with sceptre 1, following a man with plow behind two yoked oxen 2, man sowing seed 3 from a box 4, men harvesting wheat with a scythe 5, 6

Costumes of Egyptian priests and priestesses of Isis from an Egyptian manuscript and bas-relief. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Costumes and vestments of the Egyptian priests. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Christian priests of Abyssinia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Monumental Brass Rubbing, unknown priest, Germany
Monumental Brass Rubbing, unknown priest, Cologne, Germany. circa 1350

Extended family on board the Kemusa - April 1921. 1921

A Honeymoon Group - a new couple with Mother. circa 1910s

An Indian Priest
A British officer, who had spent time in Phoogee Kyounges (Monasteries) dressed as an Indian priest or Buddhist monk at the Indian Exhibition in 1895. Date: 1895

Brazen Lavers
This engraving depicts brazen (or bronze) lavers. In the Book of Exodus, Moses was instructed to create a bronze laver which would be situated outside the Tabernacle of Meeting for priests to wash

Brazen Sea
The Brazen Sea (also known as Molten Sea) was a large bronze basin for water located in the Temple In Jerusalem. Made by Solomon

Brazen Sea - Judaism
The Brazen Sea also known as the Molten Sea was a large basin in the Temple in Jerusalem made by Solomon for ablution (ritual washing) of priests

Priest Eleazar conducting ritual purification
This depicts High Priest Eleazar preparing the water of separation (commonly known as the water of purification) preparing to purify a bull in preparation for slaughter

Synagogue Interior
Interior of a synagogue during a daily service

Animal Sacrifice in Judaism
In Judaism, the korban (also known as qorban or corban) refers to a variety of sacrificial offerings commanded in the Torah

Jewish Priest wearing traditional clothing
A Jewish High Priest wearing traditional clothing. This consisted of a turban or headband and gold plate worn on the head, a tunic with a breastplate over it containing twelve precious stones

Habit of a Common Priest
Jewish Priest dressed in a robe. Date: 1797

Aaron entering the Holy Place on the Day of Atonement
Aaron is a prophet, high priest, and the brother of Moses. He is depicted in this engraving entering the Holy Place on the Day of Atonement

Descendants of Aaron giving the benediction to the people
This Priestly Blessing or priestly benediction, also referred to in rabbinic literature as Dukhanen, is a Hebrew prayer recited by Kohanim, (Hebrew Priests, descendants of Aaron)

Confession of Japanese Penitents
Confession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844

Benediction of Amulets by Kami Priests
Kami are spirits that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto. These spirits can be in the form of elements of the landscape, forces of nature

Cartier at Gaspe
Jacques Cartier sets up a cross at Gaspe. On his exploration of Canada for France, Breton explorer Cartier lands at Honguedo, and is met with the St. Lawrence Iroquoians

Bonzes praying
Bonzes are Buddhist priests, monks or teachers. Buddhist monks were often referred to by the term bonze in english literature before the mid 20th Century especially when referring to monks from East

Procession of Lama Priests in Kyoto, Japan
Procession of Buddhist Lama Priests through the streets of Kyoto, Japan. Date: 1911

Pizarro and Almagro Reconciled
Pizarro and Almagro stand either side of a priest and have their arms raised towards each other in a gesture of reconciliation and ceasefire after warring over the city of Cuzco. Date: 1534

Columbus Second Voyage
Christopher Columbus second voyage, the first mass said on American soil. A priest holds up a crucifix as sailors kneel in prayer and to listen, and native people sit in a gathering. Date: 1493

Columbus leaving Palos on First Voyage 3 August 1492; Christopher Columbus in a crowd at Palos harbour, receiving blessings of a monk. Date: 1492

Buddhist priest holding joss sticks, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest holding burning joss sticks as incense for the gods, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest striking a temple bell, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest striking a temple bell in an attitude of prayer, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest of Lin Yin, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest of Lin Yin (probably the Lingyin Temple, near Hangzhou), China. Date: 1922

Buddhist scene on the island of Putou, China, East Asia
Scene on the Buddhist island of Pu Tu (Putou), in the East China Sea south-east of Shanghai, China. Date: 1922

Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The priest sits cross-legged on it to deliver a sermon. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). Head priest of a pagoda, has just descended from an ornate seat. Date: 1922

Entrance to Pagoda, Marble Mountain, Vietnam (Annam)
Entrance to the Pagoda of the Marble Mountain, near Da Nang (then known as Tourane), Vietnam (then known as Annam). A priest (bonze) is descending the staircase. Date: 1922

Meeting of Alexander the Great with the Jewish High Priest in Jerusalem. circa 332 BC

Group of cats at a wedding in a church on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Apology to Greek Orthodox priest alleged to have eaten wife
An apology in The Graphic which had, in January 1928, run a story claiming that a Greek Orthodox priest had pickled and eaten his wife after she had fallen down some stairs and broken her neck

Father Nicholas of Tirana accused of eating his wife
Story in The Graphic in January 1928 alleging that Father Nicholas, a Greek Orthodox priest from Tirana was being tried for pickling

The Illustrious Women of France - Mass in Church. 1860

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Ceremonial. 1901

Couple getting married in a church. 18th century

In front of the grave well in Lourdes, France. circa 1898

Ruined church near Western Front, WW1
Ruined church near the Western Front, First World War. 1914-1918

Tartar Guide and Neapolitan Priest
A Tartar Guide and a Neapolitan Priest. 1828

French soldiers at mass on the Western Front, WW1
French soldiers celebrating mass on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1916

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