Free stock photos of Catholic subjects.
Details: The four scenes represented on this ivory diptych are Christ’s Flagellation and Crucifixion on the left panel and Christ’s Resurrection and Appearance to Mary Magdalene (Noli me tangere, or "Do not touch me"). Ivory diptychs like this one illustrating pivotal moments in the story of...
Details: This ivory cross is carved on the front with scenes drawn from Twelve Feasts of the Orthodox Church, including the Passion and Resurrection of Christ; on the reverse is a scene of the Mother of God surrounded by clergy. The scenes include Slavonic inscriptions. The ivory cross is mounted...
Details: The second oldest European porcelain factory after that at Meissen (in Germany) was set up in Vienna in 1716. During its early years, the Vienna factory was privately owned by a court official, Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier, and its early wares-made before 1744-carry his name. They are characterized by...
Details: The practice of creating scenes of the Nativity for the home dates from the early 1700s in Italy, where people began to set up doll-like figures of about a foot or less in height. The custom was particularly popular in Naples around 1800, where crèche scenes (crèche means cradle,...
Details: On this statue of Christ kneeling, to the right lie the three sleeping apostles, each with one hand against his head, which represents the Agony in the Garden. The Agony in the Garden, according to all four canonical Gospels, is when, immediately after the Last Supper, Jesus took a...
Details: Built in 1903 at the corner of Mills Avenue and Carter Avenue, the former St. Elizabeth Catholic Church was designed by an unknown architect in the Romanesque Revival-Byzantine Revival style. The building replaced a combination parochial school and church building that was constructed in 1887 to the rear of...
Details: After disobeying the Lord’s command to proclaim judgment on the city of Nineveh, the Old Testament prophet Jonah was cast into the sea, swallowed by a sea monster, and ultimately cast ashore. When asked a second time, Jonah obeyed the Lord but became displeased when the city was...
Details: The Missionaries of Charity (Latin: Congregatio Missionariarum a Caritate) is a Catholic (Latin Church) religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa, now known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. In 2020, it consisted of 5,167 religious sisters. Members of the order designate their affiliation...
Details: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansdom, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. The current Romanesque and Gothic cathedral was initiated by Duke Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a...
Details: She may be the Virgin Mary, amazed at the angelic announcement that she will give birth to a son, Jesus. Or she could be Mary Magdalene, surprised to see Jesus in the guise of a gardener after his resurrection from the dead. Either way, she is a key figure...
Details: Kenyan nuns and sisters sit inside a church ahead of Kenya and Africa's first Roman Catholic beatification ceremony. Final preparations are being made to host thousands of worshippers, officials and visitors who are expected to congregate 23 May for the event in the town of Nyeri approx....
Details: The Church of the Saviour at Berestovo (Ukrainian: Церква Спаса на Берестові, Tserkva Spasa na Berestovi; Russian: Це́рковь Спа́са на Бе́рестове, Tserkov’ Spasa na Berestove) is a church located immediately north of the Monastery of the Caves in an area known as Berestove. Although it is...
Details: Built between 1922 and 1924, the Gothic Revival-style red brick St. John Catholic Church was designed by St. Louis-based firm Ludewig & Dreisoerner for the St. John Catholic Church congregation, the third-oldest catholic congregation in Covington, formed in 1854 and originally located at the corner of Worth Street and...
Details: These are the only known surviving sculpted examples of kneeling Carthusian monks. These two figures would have formed part of a private devotional group, probably in a monk’s cell, with a sculpture of the crucified Christ or the Virgin positioned between them. They wear the recognizable white scapular,...
Details: St. Mark's Catholic Church was built in 1906, and stands on Montgomery Road near Interstate 71 in Cincinnati's Evanston neighborhood. The parish was closed in 2010, and the building has sat vacant ever since, though the former school continues to be used by the Alliance...
Details: The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (popularly known as the Christchurch Basilica) is located in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch and seat of the Bishop of Christchurch. It was designed by architect Francis Petre. The...
Details: After a public wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on January 6th, 2015, the Catholic Archbishop of South Korea takes part in a tour of the Tomb museum. 🙏🏽This image is in the public domain. Free Download 16190125906_c8e5c4e739_6k.jpeg 3 MB download-circle [https:...
0:00/1× Details: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansdom, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. The current Romanesque and Gothic cathedral was initiated by Duke Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches,...
Details: Peterskirche, or St. Peter's Church, is a Baroque Roman Catholic church in Vienna. Construction began around 1701 and its design was inspired by the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. By 1722, most of the building was finished. In 1733, the Peterskirche was consecrated to the...
Details: The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic chapel built into the buttes of Sedona, Arizona, run by the Diocese of Phoenix, as a part of St. John Vianney Parish in Sedona. The chapel was inspired and commissioned by local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, who...
Details: The photo was taken from Colorado Hwy 7. The road on the right side of the photo leads to parking for a trail, parking for the chapel, and the former site of a retreat and conference center. The chapel is located on the grounds of the Saint Malo Retreat,...
Details: Mother of God Church, or Mutter Gottes Kirche, is a Catholic church located on 6th Street in the Mutter Gottes neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky, which was named for the church. Built between 1869 and 1871, the impressive Renaissance Revival-style church once was home to a large German-speaking congregation, and...
Details: The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (or Oxford Oratory for short) is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England. It is located at 25 Woodstock Road, next to Somerville College. The church is served by the Congregation of the Oratory. St Aloysius' was...
0:00/1× Details: Throughout most of their history these alabaster mourners have evoked a sense of awe and mystery as well as curiosity and admiration. They were originally arranged in processional order around the sides of the ducal tomb within a marble arcade in the Chartreuse de Champmol. The...
