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This photo is from St. Andrew's Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery in Valyermo, California. On the right side is one of the original Benedictine Monk from Monastery in China when they had to leave China due to Communism (Mao Tse Dong) took over the country in the 1960'...
Peregrine Laziosi was born in 1260, the only son of an affluent family in Forlì, in northern Italy. At that time Forli was part of the Papal States. Peregrine's family supported the anti-papal faction. In 1283 the residents of Forlì were under interdict. Philip Benizi, Prior General of...
The Zagreb Cathedral on Kaptol is a Roman Catholic institution and the tallest building in Croatia. It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to kings Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus. The cathedral is typically Gothic, as is its sacristy, which is of great architectural value. Its spires can...
Malaysia Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Joseph Marino praying before unveiling St. Ignatius Statue. Free Downloads Below Hi-Res [https://sdcason.com/content/images/2021/07/9433120535_17913213e2_o.jpg] 1200px [https://sdcason.com/content/images/size/w1200/2021/07/9433120535_17913213e2_o.jpg] 800px [https://sdcason.com/content/images/size/w800/2021/...
San Thome Church, is known as St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Thomas, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai, India. It was built in 1523 by Portuguese explorers, over the tomb of Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of...
In the Roman Catholic Church, candles are at times placed before a statue of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or of some other saint. Often, in older or traditional churches, this will be before a bye-altar. A votive candle signifies literally that the lighting is done in fulfillment of...
In a photograph taken 21 May 2015, and made available by Make It Kenya, a man holds a bible while others claps their hands in prayer during rehearsals ahead of Kenya and Africa's first Roman Catholic beatification ceremony. Final preparations are being made to host thousands of worshippers,...
This photo shows Central African Republic women wearing headscarves and standing outside the Bangui cathedral. Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. As of 2020 it had an estimated population of 889,231. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after...
This photo was taken at the Third Annual Nellie Grey Mass sponsored by the Paulus Institute at St Mary Mother of God Church in Washington D.C. during the 2015 March for Life.Nellie Jane Gray (June 24, 1924 – August 13, 2012) was an American anti-abortion activist who founded the...
Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, located at 812 Poplar Street in Macon, Georgia, was listed on the NRHP on July 14, 1971. The church is located in the middle of Downtown Macon and takes up one block. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah. The towers...
The Church of St. Louis of the French (Italian: San Luigi dei Francesi, French: Saint Louis des Français, Latin: S. Ludovici Francorum de Urbe) is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, not far from Piazza Navona. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to St. Denis the Areopagite and...
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 25, 2018) Lt. David Hammond, assistant command chaplain of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), recites a prayer during Roman Catholic Mass in the ship’s chapel. Bonhomme Richard is currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S....
The Scala Sancta (English: Holy Stairs, Italian: Scala Santa) are a set of 28 white marble steps that are Roman Catholic relics located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in Rome, Italy proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. Officially, the edifice is titled...
The world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue (IPVS) of Fatima was sculpted in 1947 by famous sculptor José Thedim. The image reflects the precise instructions of Sister Lucia (the surviving seer at Fatima). Her desire was that the pilgrim image represent Our Lady’s position when she revealed herself as the...
The Discalced or Reformed Carmelite, a branch of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, was founded by St. Teresa of Avila, in 1562. Before her death, she established 16 Monasteries of Nuns. The first monastery of the Second Order of Carmel was established in the U.S. in...
This statue was taken at The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. This monastery is a Franciscan complex at 14th and Quincy Streets in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. Located on a hill called Mount Saint Sepulcher, and anchored by the Memorial Church of the...
Photograph of a Franciscan monk standing in the exterior front corridor overlooking the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1904. He is wearing a habit. His right hand rests on the baluster. The tiled floor and rafters of the ceiling are visible. At left part of a picket fence encloses...
The Cathedral of the Transfiguration is a Slovak Byzantine Rite Roman Catholic former cathedral located in the community of Victoria Square in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The cathedral was built in a rural area north of the city of Toronto and was built to serve Slovak Catholics throughout the Greater Toronto...
Burial plot of the Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary in section 70 of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., in the United States in 2014. The Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary is a religious body for lay women within the Roman Catholic Church. The organization formed in...
The Catholic Franciscan chapel of the "Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross", according to tradition, this was where Jesus took up his cross after being sentenced. It is based on the finding of large Roman pavement stones that may have been part of Pilate's judgment seat...
St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) is the most important Catholic Church in Vienna. It has a multi-colored tile roof with a diamond pattern and two tall towers. It is the most recognizable symbol of the city. The church was dedicated to St. Stephen, who was also the patron of...
In the eastern part of Slovakia there are lots of typical small wooden churches, a mixture of polish, Slovak and Ukrainian culture. they can be Greek Catholic, Russian Orthodox and a few are Roman Catholic. This church is close to the Polish border. If you want to visit it you...
Vatican City, a city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It's home to the Pope and a trove of iconic art and architecture. Its Vatican Museums house ancient Roman sculptures such as the famed “Laocoön and His Sons” as well as Renaissance...
In Eastern and Western Christian liturgical practice, the elevation is a ritual raising of the consecrated elements of bread and wine during the celebration of the Eucharist. The term is applied especially to that by which, in the Roman Rite of Mass, the Host and the Chalice are each shown...
