Congregation Collection (page 5)

Meccas great mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

A congregation faces the holy Kaaba in Meccas mosque, Saudi Arabia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

The Last Muster, 1875 (c1880-1882). A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide, Westminster Abbey, London, 1831

The coronation of King Charles X of France, Reims, 20 May 1825 (1900). The brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, Charles (1757-1836) came to the throne in succession to the latter in 1824

The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine, 1804 (1900)
The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine, 2nd December 1804, 1900. Davids depiction of the event was painted in 1806-1807

Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, 26 May 1896, (1900). Nicholas (1868-1918) came to the throne after the death of his father, Alexander III

The Funeral of Sir Robert Peel, Staffordshire, 1850, (c1888). Mourners carrying the coffin of British prime minister Peel (1788-1850). Peel was thrown from his horse and he died three days later

Confirmation of the princess royal, Windsor Castle, 1856
Confirmation of the princess royal in the private chapel, Windsor Castle, 1856. Queen Victorias daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, is confirmed in a Christian ceremony

Thanksgiving service in St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne)

The christening of the Princess Royal, 1841, (1900). Queen Victorias daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), is baptised in a Christian ceremony in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace

Collecting the Offering in a Scotch Kirk, 1855. Artist: Orrin Smith
Collecting the Offering in a Scotch Kirk, 1855. A ladle being used for the church collection. A print from The Illustrated London News, (14 July 1855)

Prince Albert at the abbey thanksgiving service for his parents safe return from India, 1906 (1937). An illustration from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

The Miracles of Saint Ignatius Loyola, c1617-1618. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Miracles of Saint Ignatius Loyola, c1617-1618. St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), theologian, priest, founder of the Society of Jesus, was canonised after this altarpiece was completed

The Coronation of the Empress Maria Feodorovna on 5th April 1797, 19th century. Artist: Horace Vernet
The Coronation of the Empress Maria Feodorovna on 5th April 1797, 19th century. Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg (1729-1828) was the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia

The Metropolitan genuflects at the coronation ceremony of Tsar Alexander II, Moscow, 1856. Artist: Georg Wilhelm Timm
The Metropolitan genuflects at the coronation ceremony of Tsar Alexander II, Moscow, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880)

The crowning of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Moscow, 1856. Artist: Mihaly Zichy
The crowning of Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Moscow, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880)

The anointing of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Moscow, 1856. Artist: Georg Wilhelm Timm
The anointing of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Moscow, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880)

The Duke of York placing the ring on Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons finger, 26 April 1923, (1937). Scene from the wedding of the future King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey

Baptism of Prince of Wales, 1842 (c1850s). The future King Edward VII was born in 1841 and christened Albert Edward in St Georges Chapel, Windsor on 25 January 1842

Marriage of Queen Victoria, 1840 (c1850s). The Queen married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the Chapel Royal at St James Palace on 10 February 1840

Coronation of Victoria, 1837, (c1850s). Queen Victoria (1819-1901) succeded her uncle, William IV, reigning until 1901. Colour plate taken from the book Pictures of English History

Coronation of George IV, 1820, (c1850s). Previously Prince Regent during the illness of George III, George IV (1762-1830) succeeded his father as King in 1820

Marriage of the Prince of Wales, St Georges Chapel, Windsor on 10 March 1863, (1899). The wedding of the future King Edward VII and Princess Alexandra of Denmark

Marriage of Queen Victoria and Albert, Chapel Royal, St Jamess Palace, 10th February, 1840, (1899)
Marriage of Queen Victoria and Albert, Chapel Royal in St Jamess Palace, 10th February, 1840, (1899). An engraving from James Taylors The Victorian Empire, William Mackenzie, (London, 1899)

Easter mass in the dunes on the beaches of Belgium by the North Sea, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 22 April 1915

St Denis preaching, 1317. In the background are Parisians breaking idols. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis

They say yes and give their hand to the first comer, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
They say yes and give their hand to the first comer, 1799. Plate 2 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Service of the Oath of the Clergy of France, 19th century

St Stephen Preaching, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Stephen Preaching, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

St Stephen Preaching (detail), mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Stephen Preaching (detail), mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

States General of Paris, 1328, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean Alaux
States General of Paris, 1328, mid 19th century. The States General assembled in Paris cathedral, 1328, with Philip of Valois (1293-1350) presiding

The Vocation of St Nicholas, 1437. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Vocation of St Nicholas, 1437. The birth of St Nicholas; St Nicholas preaching; three poor girls whose dowries he paid to save them from prostitution

Shabbetai Zevi (1626-1676), Turkish-born Jew who claimed to be the Messiah, c1665. He is shown here blessing a Jewish congregation at Smyrna c1665

Mass in the country around Rome, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Nicolas Antoine Taunay
Mass in the country around Rome, late 18th/early 19th century. From the Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France

Mass said by the canon de la Porte, or the main altar of Notre Dame, Paris, 1708-1710. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Henry Ward Beecher, American Congregational minister and writer
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87), American Congregational minister and writer. Brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Woodcut

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