Christians Collection (#2)

CATACOMBS OF ROME
Early Christians worship in the catacombs of Saint Calixtus, below Rome, soon after the death of Jesus Date: 50

BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 6
Scene from act five : in the vault of the circus, the Christians are trapped by the fire, and die when the building collapses. Date: first performed 1924

ANNANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
Ananias and Sapphira, who like the other early Christians agree to share their goods, cheat : reproved by Peter, first Ananias dies of shame, then Sapphira

CATACOMBS, ROMEC
Visiting the Catacombs of the early Christians, Rome, carrying flaming torches to illuminate the caverns

RELIGION PERSECUTED
When their church is closed, Christians hold a service in a barn, but someone locks the doors and sets fire to the building : the priest and six others burn to death Date: 1932

ORTHODOX PERSECUTED
When their church is closed, Christians hold a service in a barn, but someone locks the doors and sets fire to the building : the priest and six others burn to death Date: 1932

IN THE CATACOMBS
Early Christians worship in the catacombs of Saint Calixtus, below Rome, soon after the death of Jesus Date: 50

Humorului, Romania, Unesco World Heritage Site Monastery Church Adormirea Maicii Domnului at Humor Monastery
5, abbey, abbeys, adormirea maicii domnului, architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings

Frescoes on the exterior wall, Humorului, Romania, Unesco World Heritage Site Monastery Church of Adormirea Maicii
4 people, 5, abbey, abbeys, adormirea maicii domnului, architectural photograph, architectural view, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, buddhist

SThe Sucevita Monastery, Manastirea Sucevita, is located in Suceava County, in the territory of Sucevita Municipality
abbey, abbeys, anastasis, architectural photograph, architectural view, area, areas, artistic, artistically, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers

Fresco painting Ladder to Heaven, The Sucevita Monastery, Manastirea Sucevita
abbey, abbeys, anastasis, architectural photograph, architectural view, area, areas, artistic, artistically, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers

Moldavian Monasteries, The Holy Cross Church of Patrauti near Suceava, built in 1487
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, big, building, buildings, bukovina, bukowina region

Moldavian Monasteries, Romania, The Holy Cross Church of Patrauti near Suceava, built in 1487
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, big, buddhist, buddhistic, buddhists, building

Restorer at work on the frescoes, Vatra Moldovitei, Moldovita Monastery, Manastirea Moldovita
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, artistic, artistically, arts, arts and crafts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, buddhist

The Dragomirna Monastery, Manastirea Dragomirna, is located north of the city of Suceava
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings, bukovina, bukowina region, christian

The Sucevita Monastery, Manastirea Sucevita, is located in Suceava County, in the territory of Sucevita Municipality
abbey, abbeys, anastasis, architectural photograph, architectural view, area, areas, artistic, artistically, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers

St. Gheorghe Monastery, Biserica Sf. Gheorghe Mirauiti, in Suceava, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Flodor Iancu, Suceava
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings, bukovina, bukowina region, christian

Voronet Monastery, Manastirea Voronet, near the town of Gura Humorului in the village of Voronet
1 person, abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, buddhist, buddhistic, buddhists, building

Vatra Moldovitei, Moldovita Monastery, Manastirea Moldovita, a Romanian Orthodox womans monastery
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, buddhist, buddhistic, buddhists, building

Saon Nunnery, Manastirea Saon, near Tulcea, Dobruja, Romania
2 people, abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, arts, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings, christian

Saint Michaels Church of Mainroth, in front of it flowering Japanese ornamental cherry, Prunus serrulata, Burgkunstadt
attraction, attractions, bavarian, bayern, beginning of spring, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, bloom, blossom time, blossoms, building, buildings, catholic, cherry blossom season

St. John's Cemetery with Crucifixion Group and View to the Castle, 1819, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, artistic, artistically, arts, attraction, attractions, bayern, belief, bible stories, biblical, biblical figure, biblical figures, building, buildings, burial ground

Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France
St. Stephen and St. Blaise, from the Altarpiece of Pierre Rup, c.1450 (oil on panel) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

The battle of Ostia, 1516-17 (fresco)
3362154 The battle of Ostia, 1516-17 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo)

Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France
St. John the Baptist and St. Peter, from the Altarpiece of Pierre Rup, c.1450 (oil on panel) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

Persecution of French Jews during the reign of King Philip Augustus, late 12th Century (engraving)
6029341 Persecution of French Jews during the reign of King Philip Augustus, late 12th Century (engraving) by French School

The taking of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon, First Crusade, 1099 (engraving)
3621978 The taking of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon, First Crusade, 1099 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christian martyrs (colour litho)
3620481 Christian martyrs (colour litho) by Luminais, Evariste Vital (1822-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian martyrs)

Martrydom of the first Christians at the hands of the Romans (engraving)
3647821 Martrydom of the first Christians at the hands of the Romans (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Siege and assault of the city of Belina, defended by King Aynart, from the manuscript
IND364406 Siege and assault of the city of Belina, defended by King Aynart, from the manuscript, Gran conquista de ultramar (vellum) by Spanish School, (13th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

The Burning of the City of Rome and the Bishop of Antioch being killed by lions
XJF275596 The Burning of the City of Rome and the Bishop of Antioch being killed by lions, from The New and Complete Book of Martyrs, by Paul Wright (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Neros torches-Burning of Christians at Rome (engraving)
654104 Neros torches-Burning of Christians at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neros torches - Burning of Christians at Rome)

Antisemitism and Persecution of Jews by Crusaders, 1881 (lithograph)
694998 Antisemitism and Persecution of Jews by Crusaders, 1881 (lithograph) by Hungarian School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from a History of the World)

Christian Martyrs in the Roman Arena, c. 1865 (wood engraving)
KW441367 Christian Martyrs in the Roman Arena, c.1865 (wood engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Neros Human Torches
LLM454205 Neros Human Torches by North American, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neros Human Torches. After the burning of Rome, Nero caused the priests, whom he accused of the crime)

Postcard depicting the bloody games in the arena in Rome, illustration from Quo Vadis, 1910 (colour litho)
CHT221519 Postcard depicting the bloody games in the arena in Rome, illustration from Quo Vadis, 1910 (colour litho) by Styka

Cursing the Christians, a Ride through the Bazaars of Fez on the Way to Tangier (engraving)
1047588 Cursing the Christians, a Ride through the Bazaars of Fez on the Way to Tangier (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cursing the Christians)

Christians, awake, and greet the happy morn (litho)
1615813 Christians, awake, and greet the happy morn (litho) by Walker, Marcella M. (fl.1872-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christians, awake, and greet the happy morn)

The burning of the library in Alexandria (391 AD), c. 1920 (litho)
1122911 The burning of the library in Alexandria (391 AD), c.1920 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Derry City, St. Patricks Cathedral, Pennyburn, Ireland
Architecture, Attraction, Belief, Building Homes, Cathedral, Christianity, Church, Destination, Famous Place, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Outdoors, Religion, Republic of Ireland, Sightseeing, St

Table of the Principal Religions of the World (colour litho)
LSE702649 Table of the Principal Religions of the World (colour litho) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques (1757-1810); Private Collection; Photo eLeonard de Selva; French, out of copyright

Agapes, Repas des premiers chretiens (engraving)
3625680 Agapes, Repas des premiers chretiens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agapes, Repas des premiers chretiens)

Pagan human sacrifice interrupted by the arrival of Christian missionaries (engraving)
3647816 Pagan human sacrifice interrupted by the arrival of Christian missionaries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interruption of a Christian service in the Roman catacombs (engraving)
3647135 Interruption of a Christian service in the Roman catacombs (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mosaics in the main apse, 12th century (mosaic)
3611418 Mosaics in the main apse, 12th century (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

The Franks fighting the Umayyad invaders, c720 (engraving)
5229142 The Franks fighting the Umayyad invaders, c720 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Franks fighting the Umayyad invaders, c720)

The Boxer Rebellion: refugees from the Chungking missions taking shelter from Boxers in river boats on the Yangtze
6015079 The Boxer Rebellion: refugees from the Chungking missions taking shelter from Boxers in river boats on the Yangtze, China (b/w photo) by English Photographer

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"Exploring the Christian Heritage: From Tipperary to Jordan" Embark on a spiritual journey through the rich Christian heritage found in various corners of the world. In Co Tipperary, Ireland, Thurles Cathedral stands as a testament to faith and architectural beauty. Its towering spires invite worshippers to seek solace within its sacred walls. Traveling further west, one encounters the awe-inspiring Stone Stairway on Skellig Michael, part of the Skellig Islands in County Kerry. This ancient pathway leads visitors towards a deeper connection with nature and God's creation. Delving into history, we encounter Saint Tarcisius, a young martyr who bravely defended his faith during Roman persecution. His story serves as an inspiration for Christians worldwide. The legacy of Saint Antoninus of Pamiers resonates with those called to spread Christianity far and wide. As a missionary and martyr, he exemplified unwavering dedication amidst adversity. Venturing beyond Ireland's borders takes us to Greece's Daphni Monastery where Christ Pantocrator adorns its walls—a mesmerizing depiction that encapsulates divine power and compassion. Intriguing biblical scenes come alive through artistry such as "Christ on the Cross, " accompanied by grieving Marys—an emotional portrayal by John that stirs hearts even today. Early Christian art unveils profound symbolism like "The Good Shepherd" relief from the 4th century—a timeless reminder of Jesus' guidance and protection over his flock. Marvel at tapestries like "Tapestry of Creation, " which intricately weaves together biblical narratives—its central detail capturing our imagination with vivid colors and intricate craftsmanship from the 12th century. Paris' La Sainte Chapelle enchants visitors with its ethereal stained glass windows depicting biblical stories—a sanctuary where believers find solace amidst bustling city life.