Monks Collection (page 16)

Fragment of a series on the life of St Francis, 12th century
Fragment of a series on the life of St Francis (1181-1226), at the Church of Santa Groce, Florence, 12th century

Saint Francis, 1932. Artist: Nicholas Roerich
Saint Francis, 1932. Found in the collection of the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

St Vincent de Paul, French priest and philanthropist, 1663. A Franciscan monk, St Vincent de Paul (c1581-1660) is the patron saint of charitable societies

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

The Parson, from Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales. After an illustration in the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucers (c1345-1400) work, 14th century

Assassination of Henry III, King of France, 1589 (1589-1590). King from 1574, Henry (1551-1589) was assassinated by friar Jacques Clement for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League

Paris during the League (La Ligue), 1590 (19th century). Illustration based on pictures of the Procession of the League, 24 May 1590

Grigori Rasputin, Russian peasant, holy-man and mystic. Rasputin (1869-1916) surrounded by some of the women drawn by his magnetic personality

Grigoriy Efimovich Rasputin, Russian mystic and holy man. Rasputin (1869-1916) exercised considerable influence over Tsar Nicholas II and particularly the Tsarina

Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer, 1522. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521

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

St Thomas Aquinas, 13th century Italian philosopher and theologian. Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274) joined the Dominican order and studied under Albertus Magnus at Cologne

St Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274), Italian philosopher and theologian. Thomas Aquinas was a member of the Dominican order of monks (black friars)

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

Joan of Arcs entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429 (c1818-1862). Artist: Henry Sheffer
Joan of Arcs entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429 (c1818-1862). St Joan (c1412-1431) Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr, mounted and in full armour

St Basil the Great. Regarded as one of the greatest Greek fathers of the Christian church, St Basil the Great (c329-379) was Bishop of Caesarea from 370

St Stanislas Kostka, 16th century Polish Saint, 19th century. Stanislas (Stanislaus) Kostka (1550-1568) entered the Jesuit order at Rome when aged 17

Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer, c1529. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer, c1529. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521

St Basil the Great and St Maximus the Confessor and Monk, Greek theologians, (c1820-c1830)
St Basil the Great (c329-c379) one of the great Greek fathers of the church and St Maximus the Confessor and Monk (c580-c662), Greek theologian, located in Russia

Scenes from the life of St Jerome, from the Bible of Charles the Bald, 9th century. Top: Jerome (c342-420) leaves Rome for Jerusalem to take Hebrew lessons; centre

St Augustin, Bishop of Hippo in discussion. Monks pray in the background. St Augustine of Hippo (354-430) is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church

St Anthony, c1618-1664. Artist: Francisco de Zurbaran
St Anthony c1618-1664

Francis of Assisi. Artist: Master of Hoogstraaten
Francis of Assisi. St Francis and another Franciscan monk in the desert

Stigmatisation of St Francis 1300. Artist: Giotto
Stigmatisation of St Francis 1300. St Francis of Assisi portrayed in a monks habit, tonsured, and with a golden halo, kneeling as he receives the stigmata, the wounds of Christ

Eadwine the Scribe, c mid 12th century. From a psalter written at Christ Church, Canterbury about the middle of the 12th century by Eadwine, a monk of the house

Monks at work on manuscripts in a scriptorium, c1900. Liebig trade card

Monk at work on a manuscript in the corner of a scriptorium, 15th century

Painting of a Buddhist monk from the Ajanta cave temples, India, 5th-6th century

Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Artist: Frederic Leighton
Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Illustration from George Eliots Romola, published in monthly parts in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862-1863

The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, c1584
The Venerable Bede (c673-735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian, 1493. Seen here using a quill pen and a writing slope, Bede was a monk at Jarrow, Northumberland

St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 19th century
St Augustine of Hippo (350-430). St Augustine of Hippo is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church

Siege of the Fortress of Faith. The Fortress of Faith besieged by unbelievers and heretics, defended by the Pope, bishops, monks, clerics and theologians

Death of St Francis and Inspection of Stigmata, c1320. Artist: Giotto
Death of St Francis and Inspection of Stigmata, c1320. From the Bardi Chapel, Church of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy

Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. Artist: Filippo Lippi
Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. The Madonna enthroned, holding Jesus, is flanked by St John the Baptist (right) and another saint

Convoi d lsabeau de Baviere, 19th century. Artist: Jean Truchot
Convoi d lsabeau de Baviere, 19th century. Isabel was Queen Consort of France (1385-1422) after marrying Charles VI of France, but as the King of France was insane

Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. From the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Men of the Inquisition, 1889. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Men of the Inquisition, 1889. From the Musee d Arts et d Archeologie, Moulins, France

Florence, View from the Boboli Gardens, 1835-1840. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Florence, View from the Boboli Gardens, 1835-1840. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Peter the Hermit presenting Urban II with petition on return from pilgrimage to Holy Land 1094
Peter the Hermit (c.1050-c.1115) French monk, presenting Urban II (Pope 1088-99) with petition on return from pilgrimage to Holy Land 1094. Urban commissioned Peter to preach the First Crusade

Francois Rabelais (c1495-1553), 1777. Artist: Pierre Savart
Francois Rabelais, French writer, satirist, humanist, doctor and monk, 1777. Born at Chinon in Touraine, Rabelais (c1495-1553)

Death of Buddha. Prince Gautama Siddhartha (c563-c483), founder of Buddhism, on his deathbed

Triptych, with the central panel showing the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The left panel depicts Francis of Assisi receiving stigmata, and Saint Elizabeth

Entry of St Bernard into the City, c1630-1679

Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. Artist: Paul Limbourg
Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds at Chartreuse, France, 15th century. The monastery at Chartreuse was founded by St Bruno of Cologne in 1084

Statue of Philipp Melanchthon, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Philipp Melanchthon, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a German clergyman and theologian

Statue of Martin Luther, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Martin Luther, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Protestant Reformation

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