Blessed Collection (#6)

Llull, Ramon (1233 / 1235-1315 / 1316). Majorcan writer and phi
Llull, Ramon (1233/1235-1315/1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Engraving of Arbor Scientiae (Tree of Science) published in Leiden in 1635

A Study, 1865-66. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
A Study, 1865-66. Also titled After Perugino / The Annunciation, it is one of more than 130 religiously themed images inspired by Camerons Christian devotion

Croatia, Zagreb, Old town, Ceremonial guards and Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside Catholic cathedral

Washing the Sacred Elephant. Creator: Unknown
Washing the Sacred Elephant. Copy after Qian Xuan (Chinese, ca. 1235 before 1307). Ming (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878. Creator: Jules Tavernier
Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878

Beloved of Artists and Poets - Snow-capped Fuji, the sacred Mountain of Japan, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines of Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Beautiful and Varied Pagoda Shrines from the Steep Stairway of Sacred Shwe Dagon, Rangoon, Burma, c1930s. 6th century gilded Theravada stupa complex on Singuttara Hill in Yangon

Harold swearing to maintain the Right of the Duke of Normandy to the Throne of England, c1890. Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066) arrived in Pointhieu in 1064

Entrance to a Shinto Temple, in the Nikko district of Japan, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to a Shinto Temple, in the Nikko district of Japan, 1936. Torii at Futarasan jinja, is one of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

One of many Temples at Nikko, Japan, a Pilgrimage site of sacred Shrines, 1936
This is one of the many Temples at Nikko, a country district in Japan, whither Pilgrims come from all parts of the country to visit the sacred shrines, 1936

Magi Round the Sacred Fire, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Magi Round the Sacred Fire, 1890. Zoroastrian traditions of the fire temples date c600 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Ras Sufsafeh (Mount Sinai), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Ras Sufsafeh (Mount Sinai), 1890. Mount Sinai in the Sinai desert of Egypt, one of the most important sacred places in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions

Tori D Un Temple Shinto, (Tori at a Shinto Temple), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Tori D Un Temple Shinto, (Tori at a Shinto Temple), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule II". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Mexico - Cathedral, Mexico City. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavens is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico

The Holy Rock Beneath the Dome of the Rock, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Holy Rock Beneath the Dome of the Dome of the Rock, 1902. The rock over which the shrine was built is sacred to both Muslims and Jews

Religious procession, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Religious procession, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Elephants wearing decorated coverings, carrying holy artefacts in what is now Sri Lanka

Return of the Holy Carpet from Mekka to Cairo, 1876, (1965). Creator: Konstantin Makovsky
Return of the Holy Carpet from Mekka to Cairo, 1876, (1965). Egyptian street scene showing a religious procession. The mahmal was a highly decorated covering mat or carpet for the Kaaba at Mecca in

Fujiyama, The Sacred Mountain, from Jedzumi Village, Japan, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Fujiyama, The Sacred Mountain, from Jedzumi Village, Japan, 1895. View of Mount Fuji, which at 3, 776.24 metres (12, 389 feet) is the highest volcano in Japan

The Procession of the Cross, 1893, (1965). Creator: Illarion Pryanishnikov
The Procession of the Cross, 1893, (1965). Russian worshippers celebrate Easter: a man in the foreground kisses one of the holy icons. Painting in the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Crucifixion with decorated letters, c790 AD, (1849). Creator: Walter
Crucifixion with decorated letters, c790 AD, (1849). Christ on the cross, with angels and sacred beasts. Facsimile of a page in the " Gellone Sacramentary"

The Great Pagoda, Moulmein, 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Great Pagoda, Moulmein, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Sacred Horse Shoe Lake and Zayats, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Sacred Horse Shoe Lake and Zayats, Wingaba, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Large Figure of Buddha on Shwe Dagon Platform, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Large Figure of Buddha on Shwe Dagon Platform, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Wood Carved Shrines with Glass Mosaic work at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries on Singuttara Hill

Shrines at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shrines at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Shrine of the Great Bell at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shrine of the Great Bell at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

South Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. Creator: Unknown
South Entrance to Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon, 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

The Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1630-32 (oil on canvas)
3428142 The Assumption of the Virgin, c.1630-32 (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 134.4x98.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

The Assumption of the Virgin, 1636-38 (oil on panel)
3367008 The Assumption of the Virgin, 1636-38 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 56x40.5 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; Flemish, out of copyright

A German broadsheet depicting Gustavus Adolphus as the Champion of the Protestant Cause
XJF276018 A German broadsheet depicting Gustavus Adolphus as the Champion of the Protestant Cause (engraving) by German School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Wings of the Protecting Goddess, c1935. Collar in the form of vulture goddess Nekhbert. From the tomb of Tutankhamun. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton

The Ark of the Covenant and the Beast, Miniature in the Beatus of Seu d Urgell (Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liebana) codex on parchment made??, probably, in Castile or Leon, c. 975-1000

The Ark of the Covenant and the Beast, miniature in the Beatus of Turin (Commentary on the Apocalypse of Beatus of Liebana), codex on parchment made?

Man decapitating the enemy, detail of the scene The Siege of Jerusalem (c. 597 b
Man decapitating the enemy, detail of the scene The Siege of Jerusalem (c.597 b.C) by the troops of the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 b.C)

Palestrina. 1754, (1895). Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c1525-1594), Italian composer of sacred music. From The Musical Educator, Volume V by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C

The Ruined Cities of Anuradhapura. Thuparama Dagoba, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
The Ruined Cities of Anuradhapura. Thuparama Dagoba, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Kandy. Perahera Prcession Passing, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Kandy. Perahera Prcession Passing, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Kandy. Sacred Elephants of the Temple Bathing, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Kandy. Sacred Elephants of the Temple Bathing, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Sacred Elephant in the Perahera Procession, Kandy, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Sacred Elephant in the Perahera Procession, Kandy, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

La Coronacion de la Virgen, (Coronation of the Virgin ), 1635-1648, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
La Coronacion de la Virgen, (Coronation of the Virgin ), 1635-1648, (c1934). Probably commissioned for the oratory of the court of Elisabeth of France

The Sacred Fujiyama, Highest Mountain in Japan, 1896. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York, 1896]

Shinto procession carrying sacred objects over bridge to Imperial Museum, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]

And When The Angel Showed Him The Names Of Those Whom Love Of God Had Blest, 1916, (1917). Lo! Ben Adhems Name Led All The Rest. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

She carried in her arms nine books, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
She carried in her arms nine books, c1912 (1912). Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) the seventh king of Rome, was offered the sacred prophecies of Sybyl Cumae by an old women asking an

The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1435, (1909). Artist: Pisanello
The Virgin and Child with Saints, 1435, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

The Sacred City of the Hindus: Benares on the Ganges, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

Illuminated manuscript to illustrate Walter Scotts The Talisman, c1830. Artist: Sangorski and Sutcliffe
Illuminated manuscript to illustrate Walter Scotts The Talisman, c1830. Walter Scotts The Talisman, 1825. From The Studio Volume 48. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1909-10]

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"Blessed: A Tapestry of Divine Grace and Human Triumph" In the brushstrokes of Paolo de Matteis' "Triumph of the Immaculate, " painted between 1710-1715, we witness a celestial celebration. The ethereal beauty radiates from every corner, reminding us that in our darkest moments, blessings can still shine through. Ramon Llull's Breviculum Codex takes us on a journey through time with its intricate miniatures. Within these delicate pages lies the wisdom of centuries past, offering glimpses into the profound spirituality that has blessed humanity since ancient times. Duns Scotus, one of history's great philosopher-theologians, penned his Scriptum q with meticulous care. His words echo across generations as he delves deep into matters of faith and reason, guiding seekers towards enlightenment and divine understanding. The Padstow Hobby Horse dances merrily through folklore and tradition. Its presence brings joy to all who witness it—a reminder that even in playful moments, there is room for blessings to manifest themselves. "The Annunciation" by an unknown artist captures a pivotal moment in religious history before 1652. The painting exudes serenity as Mary receives news of her sacred destiny—an event forever etched in our hearts as a testament to God's grace upon humankind. In "Blessed Gerard of Villamagna and St Mary Magdalen with St Catherine of Alexandria, " we find solace amidst companionship. These saints stand united against adversity—beacons illuminating our path towards redemption and spiritual growth. Step inside The Carafa Chapel where "the Annunciation" merges seamlessly with "the Assumption. " This harmonious blend depicts heavenly messengers descending upon earth—a visual symphony celebrating divine intervention throughout human existence. A cricket match unfolds under the watchful eye of an umpire circa 1905—an emblematic scene symbolizing fair play and sportsmanship.