Christendom Collection (#8)

Representation of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Aragon, wife of King Denis I of Portugal (1271-1336)
ELD4908246 Representation of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal or Aragon, wife of King Denis I of Portugal (1271-1336). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Saint Felicite of Rome and her seven children (January, Felix, Philippe, Sylvain, Alexander)
ELD4908215 Representation of Saint Felicite of Rome and her seven children (January, Felix, Philippe, Sylvain, Alexander, Vital and Martial)

History of Indigenous Peoples: Procession of Holy Days in an Indian village Pueblo, New Mexico, 19th century
NWI4896121 History of Indigenous Peoples: Procession of Holy Days in an Indian village Pueblo, New Mexico, 19th century. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Representation of Pope Gregoire the Great (Gregory the Great or Gregorio Magno or Gregorius Magnus) (590-604)
ELD4911410 Representation of Pope Gregoire the Great (Gregory the Great or Gregorio Magno or Gregorius Magnus) (590-604). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Taraise of Constantinople (730-806) refusing to grant annulment of the marriage of Emperor
ELD4911780 Representation of Taraise of Constantinople (730-806) refusing to grant annulment of the marriage of Emperor Constantine VI (771-797) with his wife Mary of Amnia on January 3, 795

Representation of Saint John Climaque (or the Sinaitic) Syrian monk (St John Climacus or John of the Ladder)
ELD4910967 Representation of Saint John Climaque (or the Sinaitic) Syrian monk (St John Climacus or John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaite)

Representation of Saint Richard (of Chichester) (1197-1253) (also known as St Edmund of Canterbury)
ELD4910880 Representation of Saint Richard (of Chichester) (1197-1253) (also known as St Edmund of Canterbury, or St Edmund of Abingdon)

Representation of John the Aumonier (John V of Alexandria and John of Cyprus) (7th century)
ELD4910742 Representation of John the Aumonier (John V of Alexandria and John of Cyprus) (7th century) (Francis Caracciolo Italian priest) (John the Merciful or John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner)

Representation of Saint Philip of Neri (Filippo Neri, 1515-1595), Italian priest, founder of the Community of Oratory
ELD4909282 Representation of Saint Philip of Neri (Filippo Neri, 1515-1595), Italian priest, founder of the Community of Oratory

Representation of Pope Saint Felix I (269-274) (Pope Felix I). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4909166 Representation of Pope Saint Felix I (269-274) (Pope Felix I). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Saint Petronilla (Petronilla). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4909127 Representation of Saint Petronilla (Petronilla). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Saint Boniface of Mainz (680-754) destroying Thor's oak (Donar or Jove's oak)
ELD4908955 Representation of Saint Boniface of Mainz (680-754) destroying Thor's oak (Donar or Jove's oak) sacred tree of the Germanic pagans, to convert them to Christianity

Representation of Queen Saint Margaret of Scotland (died 1093). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4908878 Representation of Queen Saint Margaret of Scotland (died 1093). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Saint Avit de Micy fleeing from the abbey with Laetus (Saint Lie) near Orleans
ELD4908673 Representation of Saint Avit de Micy fleeing from the abbey with Laetus (Saint Lie) near Orleans. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Saint Julienne Falconieri (Giuliana) (1270-1341) Founder of the Third Order of Servites
ELD4908593 Representation of Saint Julienne Falconieri (Giuliana) (1270-1341) Founder of the Third Order of Servites. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Representation of Saint Paulin de Nole (died 431) (Paulinus of Nola). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4908527 Representation of Saint Paulin de Nole (died 431) (Paulinus of Nola). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Saint Apollonius Senator and Philosopher (Apollonius or Apollonios the Apologist) (died around 190)
ELD4910483 Representation of Saint Apollonius Senator and Philosopher (Apollonius or Apollonios the Apologist) (died around 190) in front of the Emperor Commodus (Apollonius the Apologist)

Representation of Saint Mark the Evangelist (st Mark the Evangelist). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4910262 Representation of Saint Mark the Evangelist (st Mark the Evangelist). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Representation of Apoles Philip and Saint James the Minor (Philip the Apostle and James, son of Alphaeus)
ELD4910072 Representation of Apoles Philip and Saint James the Minor (Philip the Apostle and James, son of Alphaeus). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Appearance of the Archangel Saint Michael on Mount Gargan, Italy. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4909719 Appearance of the Archangel Saint Michael on Mount Gargan, Italy. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

The meal of the sick old man: a nun attends an old man. Painting by Marius Barthalot (1861-1933), 19th century
JEB4901742 The meal of the sick old man: a nun attends an old man. Painting by Marius Barthalot (1861-1933), 19th century

Middle Ages: Student monks: a mathematician studies a globe and another writing a manuscript (copist monk)
NWI4892138 Middle Ages: Student monks: a mathematician studies a globe and another writing a manuscript (copist monk), 13th century

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): religious ceremony in honour of Sainte-Rose with
LUX4758411 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): religious ceremony in honour of Sainte-Rose with priest, choir children, girls in hats and the inhabitants of the village

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), La bourboule: A religious procession in front of the Casino de la Bourboule
LUX4802772 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), La bourboule: A religious procession in front of the Casino de la Bourboule, 1900 - Sign:s Saves to Christ King; (add.info.: France, Auvergne)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: The Archeveque of Tours visiting the Lemaitre for a first communion, 1895
LUX4806544 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: The Archeveque of Tours visiting the Lemaitre for a first communion, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Thorigne sur Due (Thorigne-sur-Due): two nuns praying in a chapel, 1905
LUX4805695 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72), Thorigne sur Due (Thorigne-sur-Due): two nuns praying in a chapel, 1905; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72)

Apoles Paul and Barnabas preaching Christian in Antioch. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4916154 Apoles Paul and Barnabas preaching Christian in Antioch. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Apoles Paul and Barnabas preaching Christian in Antioch)

The announcement made to the shepherds, one cheek of the horn. View of the frescoes of the choir of the church Saint
JEB4919406 The announcement made to the shepherds, one cheek of the horn. View of the frescoes of the choir of the church Saint Aignan (11th and 12th century) in Brinay, Cher (18120), Centre

The Wise Men. Romanesque art: Fresco of the choir of the church Saint Aignan (11th and 12th century) in Brinay
JEB4919324 The Wise Men. Romanesque art: Fresco of the choir of the church Saint Aignan (11th and 12th century) in Brinay, Cher (18120), Centre, France.; (add.info.: The Wise Men)

The prediction of Saint Stephen to Jerusalem. Reproduction of a fresco by Fra Angelico in the Vatican
NWI4913640 The prediction of Saint Stephen to Jerusalem. Reproduction of a fresco by Fra Angelico in the Vatican.; (add.info.: The prediction of Saint Stephen to Jerusalem)

John Yonge, Ioannes Yongus, Irish Jesuit priest, died 1664, aged 75. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's
FLO4636782 John Yonge, Ioannes Yongus, Irish Jesuit priest, died 1664, aged 75. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England

Egyptian costumes: Coptic couple and portrait of a bearded man in front of the pyramids
FLO4634739 Egyptian costumes: Coptic couple and portrait of a bearded man in front of the pyramids. Below, two wealthy women in conversation

O: a fat monk (Obesus monachus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222016 O: a fat monk (Obesus monachus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220634 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The Blessed John the Baptist De La Salle (Jean-Baptiste) (1651-1719) French religious
PCT4289380 The Blessed John the Baptist De La Salle (Jean-Baptiste) (1651-1719) French religious, founder of the congregation of the brothers of the Christian Schools

Prediction of Mary Magdalene. Fresco by Ercole Setti (1530-1617). Church of San Lazzaro, Modene
VEN5027981 Prediction of Mary Magdalene. Fresco by Ercole Setti (1530-1617). Church of San Lazzaro, Modene; (add.info.: Prediction of Mary Magdalene. Fresco by Ercole Setti (1530-1617)

Night ceremony on Duomo Square. Anonymous painting. Museo civico di Reggio Emilia
VEN5032898 Night ceremony on Duomo Square. Anonymous painting. Museo civico di Reggio Emilia.; (add.info.: Night ceremony on Duomo Square. Anonymous painting)

Agony. Anonymous painting. (Inv. N. 248). Galleria Estense, Modene
VEN5032784 Agony. Anonymous painting. (Inv. N. 248). Galleria Estense, Modene.; Galleria e Museo Estense, Gallerie Estensi, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Agony. Anonymous painting. (Inv. N. 248)

Nativite. Illuminated page from the Books of Hours (alfa S.2.31, lat. 862), f. 37v by Giovanni Benedetto da Como, 1383
VEN5028224 Nativite. Illuminated page from the Books of Hours (alfa S.2.31, lat. 862), f. 37v by Giovanni Benedetto da Como, 1383

Annunciation. Illuminated page from the Books of Hours (alfa S.2.31, lat. 862), f
VEN5028218 Annunciation. Illuminated page from the Books of Hours (alfa S.2.31, lat. 862), f. 37v by Giovanni Benedetto da Como, 1383

Annunciation. Illuminated page from the Books of Hours (alfa S.2.31, lat. 862), f
VEN5028209 Annunciation. Illuminated page from the Books of Hours (alfa S.2.31, lat. 862), f. 21v-22r by Giovanni Benedetto da Como, 1383

Vals. Ariege 09500 - Semi-Rock Church, dedicated to Saint Mary Fresco: the Angel Gabriel - 12th century
JEB4945431 Vals. Ariege 09500 - Semi-Rock Church, dedicated to Saint Mary Fresco: the Angel Gabriel - 12th century; (add.info.: Vals)

Vals. Ariege 09500 - Semi-rock church, dedicated to Saint Mary Fresco: detail of the two angels of Parousia - 12th
JEB4945485 Vals. Ariege 09500 - Semi-rock church, dedicated to Saint Mary Fresco: detail of the two angels of Parousia - 12th century; (add.info.: Vals)

Emperor Rodophe II (1552-1612) signs the letter of majesty granting religious freedom to the Protestants of Boheme
NWI4944723 Emperor Rodophe II (1552-1612) signs the letter of majesty granting religious freedom to the Protestants of Boheme

Christian lady of Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes
JEB4930859 Christian lady of Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865

Confirmation ceremony in the Protestant rite: a pastor laying his hand on the heads of young boys kneeling in prayer
IMB4929796 Confirmation ceremony in the Protestant rite: a pastor laying his hand on the heads of young boys kneeling in prayer

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins next to the basilica, 1890
LUX4796495 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins next to the basilica, 1890; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins next to the basilica

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins at the foot of the basilica, 1890
LUX4796461 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: pelerins at the foot of the basilica, 1890; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Christendom: A Journey Through History and Art" Step into the world of Christendom, a realm where faith, martyrdom, and reform intertwine with artistic expressions that have shaped our understanding of Christianity. In this captivating journey through history and art, we encounter significant moments that define the essence of Christendom. The stoning of St. Stephen stands as a poignant reminder of the early Christian martyrs who fearlessly embraced their beliefs. Annibale Carracci's painting immortalizes this tragic event in vivid detail, capturing both the brutality and unwavering devotion. Saint Bonaventure's elevation to cardinalhood symbolizes the influence wielded by religious figures within Christendom. The purple robes he receives represent power and authority granted to those who dedicate their lives to spreading God's message. Jan HOUWENS' engraving brings together two iconic reformers - John Calvin and Martin Luther - in an imaginary meeting. This artwork serves as a testament to their profound impact on shaping Christianity during times of great change. Urania, portrayed before Argus with her telescope in hand, embodies curiosity and scientific exploration within Christendom. Her presence reminds us that religion can coexist harmoniously with advancements in knowledge and astronomy. Coptic Art presents "Christ and Abbe Mena, " depicting Saint Menas alongside Jesus himself. This fusion showcases how different cultures embrace Christianity while retaining their unique artistic traditions. The siege of Jerusalem by Saladin transports us back to a tumultuous period when conflicts between Christians and Muslims defined much of European history. It serves as a stark reminder that Christendom was not without its share of challenges from external forces. In contrast, "The Communion of the Virgin" portrays serene beauty as Mary partakes in holy communion—a moment filled with spiritual significance for believers worldwide—captured masterfully on canvas by an unknown artist from 1663.