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Pius VII
The painting of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting Pius VII during the papal chapel in the Sistine Chapel.
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First Vespers
Pope Benedict XVI during the first Vespers of Advent, Anno Domini 2009, celebrated on November 28 in the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican.…
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Consistory 1914
Reading the words of the oath by the cardinal electors during the consistory on May 25, 1914, the Sistine Chapel. Among the new prelates there…
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Hats off!
Ostra Brama (the Gate of Dawn), the 30’s of the 20th century. In the pre-war Vilnius there was a beautiful custom: all men, regardless of their…
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Chasuble from Salzburg
A Medieval chasuble (11th century) from the Benedictine Archabbey of St. Peter in Salzburg. It is made of dark blue and black silk, and adorned with…
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Patriarch of Antioch
Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch Ignace Gabriel I Tappouni with a double pectoral cross.
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Salve, Regina
Pius XII praying before the painting of Our Lady of Częstochowa in the chapel of the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. On the wall…
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Pius
Father Pio O.F.M. Cap. during the celebration of a Holy Mass. We pay attention to the good visible shaven of the tonsure.
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Pius IX
Holy Father Pope Pius IX, surrounded by his prelates (in croccia), members of the Noble Guard (on the right) and a Papal Zouave (kneeling on…
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Nadur
Canons of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul during the procession on the feast of both of the Apostles, Nadur, Gozo island, Malta.
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Carthusian nun
The Carthusian nuns have retained the privilege of the consecration of virgins, which they have inherited from the nuns of Prébayon. The consecration, which is…
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Tabarro
Holy Father John Paul II in the papal tabarro.
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Zamość
The field Mass celebrated by the Bishop of the Polish Army Józef Gawlina on the occasion of the 15 years of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment…
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Dedication
The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Francis Ragonesi, during the dedication of the monument of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Cerro de los Angeles (Hill of…
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Epiphany 2012
Pope Benedict XVI is kneeling at the faldstool decorated, like the pillow lying on it, with the coat of arms of Leo XIII during the…
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Gabon
Fr. Gilles Wach, the superior of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, along with an altar server in the church of Our Lady of Lourdes…
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Receive me, o Lord
John Henry Bacon – Suscipe me, Domine.
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Coram Summo Pontifice
A Holy Mass coram Summo Pontifice celebrated on the altar of the Chair of St. Peter in the apse of the Vatican Basilica in the…
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In purple
The funeral of the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Emmanuel Suhard, June 1949. In the photo one can see cardinals in mourning choir dress.
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Fr. Czartoryski O.P.
Blessed Fr. Michał Czartoryski O.P. celebrating a Holy Mass during the Warsaw Uprising on the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on August…
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Dakar
Bp. Marcel-François Lefebvre from the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. From 1947 Vicar Apostolic of Dakar…
