Priest Collection (page 27)

Expulsion of Jews from Spain, 1492
Ferdinand and Isabella, King and Queen of Spain being petitioned for mercy. A prelate holds a cross in front of them in warning

An Eminent Gathering, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
An Eminent Gathering, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st August 1898

Etienne Chevalier and St Stephen, c1450. Artist: Jean Fouquet
Etienne Chevalier and St Stephen, c1450. Etienne Chevalier was treasurer to King Charles VII of France. From the Staatliche Museen Gemaldegalerie, Berlin

Napoleons funeral cortege, St Helena, 1821 (1826). The body of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815, being borne to the open grave by British soldiers

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

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

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

Herman Langelius, c1660. Artist: Frans Hals
Herman Langelius, c1660. From the Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France

William Allen (1532-1594), English prelate. A Catholic, after the accession of Elizabeth I Allen fled England and went into exile in Flanders

Gold plaques from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, 5th-4th century BC. Man wearing Median costume; he has an akinakes (short sword)

Priest whipping a penitent with a birch, c1876. From A History of the Rod, by the Rev Sm M Cooper. [London, c1876]

Detail of a Neo-Punic relief showing a priest
Detail of a Neo-Punic relief on a stelae dedicated to Saturn showing a priest with a lion, from the British Museums collection

Egyptian funerary stele of a Royal Priest and his wife
Limestone Egyptian funerary stele of a Royal Priest, Ani and his wife, Ant. They are sitting at an offering table. Probably from Saqquara, from the British Museums collection

William Archibald Spooner, British clergyman and educationalist, 1898. Artist: Spy
William Archibald Spooner, British clergyman and academic, 1898. Spooner (1844-1930) had a 60 year association with Oxford University lecturing on ancient history and philosophy

Protestants burned at the stake for refusing to deny their faith, Smithfield, London, 1556
A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake at Smithfield, London, 27 January 1556, for refusing to deny their Protestant belief. Reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary). Wood engraving 1848

Mexican Serpent, God and Priest, Pre-Columbian, Maya Culture, 770. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite

Priest Makes Offering to Mayan Sun God. Chiyres, Mexico. Maya prayer almost invariably accompanies acts of offering and sacrifice. Berlin Museum

Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis, 1891
Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming Strela, the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, 11 October 1891

Artisan family having their child baptised. Priest at font makes sign of cross with water on infants head while mother, father and sibling look

Priest King or Deity, Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, c2100 BC

Zoroastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire, 19th century. Zoroastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian fire-worshippers who followed the system of belief founded by Zoroaster

Entry of St Bernard into the City, c1630-1679

Henry Edward Manning, English Roman Catholic prelate, c1880. After graduating from Oxford, Manning (1809-1892) was ordained as an Anglican priest and in 1840 was appointed archdeacon of Chichester

Prayers at the scene of the sinking of the Titanic, 1912. The White Star Line chartered the cable-laying vessel Mackay-Brown to recover bodies

Coronation and unction of a king, 13th century. The king depicted is probably Henry III of England (1207-1272), who was crowned at Gloucester in 1216 and at Westminster in 1220

Wooden sarcophagus of Pa-Kush, priest of Amun? Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Harlots Progress, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
The Harlots Progress, 1733. Sixth and final plate in William Hogarths series The Harlots Progress. Moll Hackabout, the harlot who has died of venereal disease, lies in her coffin

Will He Clear It?, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Will He Clear It?, 1873. The horse being ridden by Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, approaches the stone wall entitled Irish Education

Come a Cropper!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Come a Cropper!, 1873. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, stands beside his fallen steed, as a bunch of assorted Irish priests and peasants shuffle off

The Irish Treason Shop, 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Treason Shop, 1869. The Fenian movement was still causing the British Government problems. The movement had not been pacified by the measures introduced through the recent Irish Bill

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

Statue of Mikael Agricola, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Statue of Mikael Agricola, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Mikael Agricola (1510-1557) was a Finnish clergyman who was an important figure in the Protestant Reformation in his country

The Pope, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Pope, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

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