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Catafalque
The body of archbishop James Cardinal Gibbons on bier. At the foot of the bier we may see the galero parasole which will be hung…
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Nunc dimittis…
The body of cardinal Monescillo y Viso, the archbishop of Toledo and the primate of Spain. The cardinal’s feet are covered with a folded shroud;…
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Franciscan grey
Card. Landázuri Ricketts O.F.M. in a zimarra and a ferraiolo during an audience with pope Paul VI.
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Old times, old habits
From the left: a nun from the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, a Franciscan sister, a Dominican nun, a sister of St.…
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Bands
The Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (S.C.I.), also called Dehonians. The founder of the congregation, fr. Dehon, is sitting in…
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Tonsure and corona
On the tonsure and the corona (crown) – two issues often misunderstood. The tonsure was a short cut of hair keeping the forehead, ears…
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Canons Regular of St. Augustine
Provosts of Canons Regular in Klosterneuburg who were also abbots general of the Austrian Congregation, enjoyed several privileges: first and foremost, they were entitled for…
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Rosary
Nuns praying the Rosary.
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Cucullae
Benedictine friars during the procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges.
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A coat with train ♥
A nun from the Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
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Sr. Cope
Sister Marianne Cope O.S.F. She was born in 1838 in Germany. One year later her family emigrated to the USA. Having finished her school, she…
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Trappists’ abbot
Dom Herman-Joseph Smets O.C.S.O., the abbot of the Citeaux abbey.
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To missions
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is blessing Dominican missionaries sent to Liban and Pakistan.
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That’s the way we like it :)
“Following the example of the holy Founder from 1209, at the end of the Chapter, on 18 April, friars went to Castel Gandolfo to meet…
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Requiem aeternam…
Carmelitan nuns.
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Abp. del Corona
In the photo there is the body of titular archbishop of Serdica, bishop emeritus of San Miniato, Pio del Corona O.P. in choir dress with…
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Card. Guidi
In the photo is Flilippo Maria Cardinal Guidi O.P. In march 1863 he was created cardinal priest and the following year Pius IX ordained him…
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Carmelite friars
Juan Vicente Araña y Idígoras O.C.D., the bishop of Vijayapuram in India. He is surrounded with Carmelite friars in white coats and a Passionist is…
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Bp. Lê Hữu Từ
Bp. Tađêô Anselme Lê Hữu Từ, the Vicar Apostolic for Phát Diêm, in the zimarra with an extraordinary fur cape. He was said to be…
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Concelebration? No, thank you!
Private Masses in the monastery of La Trappe, founded in the 20. of the XII century, and in 1140 elevated to the rank of an…
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Jijin
Jijin (tsikin/tsikim) was made of silk brocade. The usage of headgear during celebrations, apart from protecting from cold in the northern regions, was due to…
