Cassock Collection

Saints Paraskeve, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom and Basil the Great, early 15th century. From the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Monk Instructing a Boy Dressed in a Cassock, c1865. Creator: Otto Brandt
Monk Instructing a Boy Dressed in a Cassock, c1865

'Edward Wetenhall, Bishop of Cork 1678, Kilmore 1699; Obit 1714, 1813. Creator: Robert Dunkarton
Edward Wetenhall, Bishop of Cork 1678, Kilmore 1699; Obit 1714, 1813. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to

'Nicholas Monk (Monck), Bishop of Hereford; Obit 1661, 1811. Creator: Robert Dunkarton
Nicholas Monk (Monck), Bishop of Hereford; Obit 1661, 1811. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of

'William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury; Obit 1645, 1813. Creator: Robert Dunkarton
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury; Obit 1645, 1813. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of

'Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham, 1633-1721, 1814. Creator: Robert Dunkarton
Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham, 1633-1721, 1814. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign

'Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh; Obit 1702, 1813. Creator: Robert Dunkarton
Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh; Obit 1702, 1813. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of

Augustus Tolton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Augustus Tolton, 1887. John Augustus Tolton was the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be black. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in June 2019

'Church Choirs - The New Style, 1891. Creator: Sydney Prior Hall
'Church Choirs - The New Style, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Virgin and Child with St Anthony of Padua and St Thomas Aquinas, early 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Virgin and Child with St Anthony of Padua and St Thomas Aquinas, early 15th century. St Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274), called Doctor Angelicus, Italian scholastic philosopher

The Blessed John Mata. n. d. Creator: Nicolas Pitau
The Blessed John Mata.n.d

Female chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Female chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Girl and boy chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Girl and boy chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Church officials and choir, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Church officials and choir, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

Woman and boy chorister, (Isle of Wight?), c1935. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Woman and boy chorister, in front of a church doorway, (Isle of Wight?), c1935

William Wallace rejects the English proposals, 1297 (1864). Wallace (1272-1305) shown rejecting the English proposals caried by two Dominican monks

Anselm made Archbishop of Canterbury by William II, 1093 (1864). St Anselm (1033-1109) was an Italian-born Benedictine monk and an influential philosopher and theologian

The choir from Brampton Parish Church singing during a service, Rotherham, 1969. Artist
Brampton Parish Church choir singing during a service, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Brampton is situated between Rotherham and Bransley

Der Hellige Franz von Assisi 1182-1226, 1934. St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493. St Francis (1182-1226). St Francis with the birds

Monseigneur D Hulst, c1893. Maurice The Sage of Hauteroche d Hulst (1841-1896), a prelate, author and Catholic preacher. Founder and first rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris

Procession, Capri, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Procession, Capri, Italy, 1927. From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

Bishop Thomas Ken, 17th century English cleric, late 19th or early 20th century. Ken (1637-1711) became Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1684

Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, early 20th century. Davidson (1848-1930) became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1903

Bishop John Taylor Smith, British clergyman, early 20th century. John Taylor Smith (1860-1938) was Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone from 1897 until 1901 before taking up the post of Chaplain-General

A Fashionable Canon, Canon Richard Eyton, 1898. Artist: FTD
A Fashionable Canon, Canon Richard Eyton, 1898. A print from Vanity Fair, May 19th 1898

The Virgin and Child with St Julian and St Nicholas of Myra, 1490-1492 (1870). Artist: Hebert
The Virgin and Child with St Julian and St Nicholas of Myra, 1490-1492 (1870). After the painting by Lorenzo di Credi in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Jean-Marie Vianney, Cure d Ars, French priest, 1858. Vianney (1786-1859) was a Catholic parish priest who was made a saint and is the patron saint of all parish priests

Charles Lavigerie, French clergyman, 1869. Lavigerie (1825-1892) was appointed Archbishop of Algiers in 1866, and was later made primate for the whole of equatorial Africa by Pope Pius IX

St Vincent de Paul, 1886. A French Catholic priest, St Vincent de Paul (c1580-1660) was captured by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery in Tunis

Bower of St Anthony, Vatican Gardens, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bower of St Anthony, Vatican Gardens, Rome, Italy. Stereoscopic card detail

Pope Pius IX, (1792-1878). Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, Pius IX was elected Pope in 1846. His pontificate was the longest of the post-apostolic era

Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz, 17th century French churchman and agitatorArtist: A Migneret
Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz, 17th century French churchman and agitator. The Cardinal de Retz (1614-1679) plotted against Cardinal Mazarin, Chief Minister of France

The Blessed Bread, c1879, (1912). Artist: Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret
The Blessed Bread, c1879, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Vincente de Valverde, first Bishop of Cuzco, (1852). Artist: Jacques Francois Gauderique Llanta
Vincente de Valverde, first Bishop of Cuzco, (1852). A Dominican friar, Valverde (c1490-1543) went to Peru in around 1530

A Catholic priest is stabbed by a woman on the street, France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
A Catholic priest is stabbed by a woman on the street, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th October 1897

Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Auguste Theodore Paul de Broglie, (1834-1895), Professor of Apologetics at the Institut Cathilique in Paris, was murdered on 11th May 1895

St Stephen, Austrian statue, 1480. From the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Altarpiece of St Vincent, 1460. Artist: Nuno Goncalves
Altarpiece of St Vincent, 1460. Panel of the Relic (right side), Panel of the Knights (left side). From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, 1460. Artist: Nuno Goncalves
Altarpiece of Saint Vincent, 1460. Panel of the Frades (right side), Panel of the Fishing (left side). From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Annunciation, 1516-1517. Artist: Jean Bellegambe
Annunciation, 1516-1517. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

L Aumonier Militaire, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris showing a military chaplain

St Thomas Aquinas, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Thomas Aquinas, mid 15th century. St Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274), Italian scholastic philosopher, Christian theologian and member of the Dominican order

St Gregory, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Gregory, mid 15th century. Gregory I, the Great (540-604), Pope from 590. Fresco in the Chapel of Nicholas V, Vatican, Rome, dedicated to St Stephen and St Laurence

St Louis of Gonzaga, Italian saint and protector of young students, 19th century. Also known as St Aloysius, St Louis of Gonzaga (1568-1591) in priests robes

Pope Gregory I, the Great, 590-604 (c1900). Saint Gregory (c540-604), Pope from 590, seeing Anglo-Saxon children in a slave market in Rome and calling them Angels not Angles

St Anselm reluctantly accepting the Archbishopric of Canterbury, 1093 (1864). Anselm (1033-1109), an Italian-born Benedictine monk was an influential philosopher and theologian

Pope Gregory I, the Great, 590-604 (c1860). Saint Gregory (c540-604), Pope from 590, seeing Anglo-Saxon children in a slave market in Rome and calling them Angels not Angles

St Bernard of Clairvaux, 19th century. Born in Burgandy, Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) became a Cistercian Abbot and one of the great Doctors of the Christian Church

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