Virginity Collection

Costume of the inhabitants of Sennar, Sudan
Costume of the inhabitants of Sennar: man with robe over white skirt 1, girl in leather fringe skirt with clam shell showing her virginity 2, woman carrying water in bowls on a yoke 3

Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians play on gongs and koto harp

Saint Fortunata
SAINT FORTUNATA The only thing known about this lady is her virginity, for which she was martyred. I can t make out what she is holding... Date: probably 3rd century

Vestal Virgin buried alive as a punishment
A Vestal Virgin, who has broken her vow of perpetual virginity, is buried alive

Marys vow of virginity. Codex of Predis (1476). Italy
Marys vow of virginity. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Mary and Virgins
Mary as Queen of the Virgins : being one herself, she honours virginity in others, such as Catherine (holding the ring of her mystic marriage to Jesus), Anne and Genevieve. Date: first century

SPAIN. Santo Domingo de Silos. Monastery of Santo
" SPAIN. Santo Domingo de Silos. Monastery of Santo Domingo (St. Dominic). " De la virginidad de Mar� quot; " (On Virgin Marys Virginity), by Ildefonso de Toledo. Codex of 1059

Native pre-marital rite - Jakarta (Indonesia)
A native girl of Jakarta (Indonesia) straddling a specially-designed wooden mounting block draped with a white cloth in order to catch the blood

Saint Ammonas in Bed
SAINT AMMONAS Egyptian ascetic, forced to wed, agrees with his bride to live in celibacy and virginity (from Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum )

Daphne Becomes Laurel
Daphne, daughter of the river- god Peneus, takes Apollos fancy, but preferring virginity is changed into a laurel, which Apollo thereafter wears in her honour

Mary Weds Joseph / Fouquet
Mary, though committed to lifelong virginity, weds the elderly Joseph; disappointed suitors break their staffs, while Josephs staff bursts into flower

Saint Petronilla
SAINT PETRONILLA Roman martyr, sometimes supposed to be the daughter of St Peter : she was martyred when she preferred virginity to an aristocratic marriage

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