Historical Religious Gatherings

Black and white photographs of large gatherings in religious venues, capturing solemn ceremonies and community events throughout the decades.

Cathedral service. Mr. Chifley's coffin lies between six flickering candles below the altar, during Solemn Requiem Mass in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. John, Bathurst, yesterday. June 18, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. Pax Christie dochter decided with a meeting in the Sint Jans Cathedral Den Bosch. Overview. October 25, 1969

Anefo photo collection. First solemn service in the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam. February 14, 1946. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Church service in the pigeon in Amsterdam signed from hunger tasking Moroccans; Overview during service. August 6, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Cathedral service. Mr. Chifley's coffin lies between six flickering candles below the altar, during Solemn Requiem Mass in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. John, Bathurst, yesterday. June 18, 1951.

When A Pope DiesThe body of Pope Pius XI, robed in a crimson vestment with gold embroidery, a tall mitre on his head, and red shoes on his feet, is carried to his throne room. The litter is borne by Bussolanti (ushers) in crimson velvet-brocaded satin. They are escorted by the chamberlain, clad in black with a white ruff; Cardinals; other prelates in purple and black, and torch bearers. The Noble Guard wear plumed helmets. February 10, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.)

Funeral Of Count Bernadotte -- The flag draped coffin of Count Folke Bernadotte in the church of Gustav Vasa.A quarter of a million people lined the streets of Stockholm for the funeral of Count Bernadotte, attended by king Gustav despite his 90 years, members of his family and representatives of the United Nations and diplomatic Corps.He was buried outside Stockholm after a short service in Gustav Vasa church. September 27, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. Initiation from the Rotterdam by Mgr. M. Jansen. August 18, 1959

American Soldiers Visit Wesley's Chapel, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK, 12 April 1945 A general view of the interior of the chapel, just prior to the service taking place. A large group of American soldiers can be seen sitting in the box pews in the centre of the church. Several civilians, including women, can also be seen around the chapel, waiting for the service to begin. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Cottrell, is just visible on the left of the photograph.

Anefo photo collection. VU University of 75 years. Meactivation meeting on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Free University in the Westerkerk. October 19, 1955. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration in the Ridderzaal. May 4, 1950

Anefo photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Inauguration of Queen Juliana.Mergency in the new Church in Amsterdam (Volgnr.7-17). Overview of the Church During the operation, which is attributed by 3000 invited guests, prescribed in Article 53 of the Dutch Constitution and ending with the words: " So truly do me God almighty! ".. September 6, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Elsevier photo collection. Baptism Prince Maurits Grote Kerk Apeldoorn. royal family preceded Pastor Berkhof entering church. September 19, 1968. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Mr. & Mrs. David S. Willis, wedding day , Brides, Grooms Weddings, Weddings, Churches. Leon Abdalian Collection

SA service in the Berlin Cathedral - Dr. Goebbels and Prince Aug. Wilhelm leaving the Rirche. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jerusalem. Commemoration of the first birthday of Israel independence in the Jessurun synagogue. 1949. Israel, Jerusalem

Anefo photo collection. Mr. Van Mierloo speaks in Church of Spijkenisse on the invitation of Pastor P. Wesseling links from Mierloo, right. P. Wesseling in the. October 20, 1968. Spijkenisse, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Endurance Princess Wilhelmina, during prayer, the royal family. December 8, 1962

De Valera Leads 16,000 Catholic Pilgrims To Rededication Of 13th Century Friary -- A general view of the congregation from all over Britain and abroad, during the rededication Mass at the Friary at Aylesford, Mr. De Valera is seen in foreground (centre of three in plain clothes).Mr. Eamon de Valera, Prime Minister of Eire led more than 16,000 Roman Catholic pilgram who went yesterday to see the rededication of the Friary at Aylesford, Kent, 13th century home of the Carmelite Monks. A casket containing the relics of St. Simon Stock were brought from France by the Archbishop of Bordeaux, was carried in the procession and a special message was sent by the Pope. July 16, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).

04/30/1917. At the Science Congress in Seville. Closing Session, Held under the presidency of Mr. José Carracido, in the University church.

Farley funeral

10/31/1972. Chapel of a nursing home in Aranjuez.

Anefo photo collection. Installation New Archbishop Mgr. Alfrink Utrecht. December 4, 1955. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Memorial meeting in synagogue to Jacob Obrkellingin Dr. Schuster during service. December 2, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Transfer of the Willem de Zwijger window for the old church in Delft, overview of the meeting. November 25, 1960. Delft, South Holland

Image of the funeral service in the Domkerk in Utrecht in memory of the victims of the train disaster in Harmelen.

Vintage Photograph. Interior view of Temple Emanu-El.

Pope Paul VI at the second session of the Vatican ecumenical council II. 1963

Pope Paul Vi At The Second Session Of The Vatican Ecumenical Council Ii. 1963

Anefo photo collection. Funeral Adenauer. April 24, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Pastoral concillie in Noordwijkerhout. Cardinal Alfrink opened seat. January 3, 1968. Noordwijkerhout, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Pax Christie dochter decided with a meeting in the Sint Jans Cathedral Den Bosch. Right Mgr. Blueysse during meeting. October 25, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Establishment of Princess Wilhelmina, the remaining surplus is took the church, behind it royal family. December 8, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Pastoral concillie in Noordwijkerhout. Cardinal Alfrink opened seat. January 3, 1968. Noordwijkerhout, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Christmas Postweg / Catholic church service. Catholic worship in a theater or cinema. December 2, 1946. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana brings a working visit to the province of Utrecht. Queen Juliana visits the Church of Kockengen. May 29, 1956. Kockengen, Utrecht

In the church..

Germany, Berlin, 16.10.1992, laying out - Willy Brandt, in Schöneberg City Hall, praying man

Crowd Swarms Around Avak -- Avak Hagopian (arrow), armenian faith healer, leaves Armenian Apostolic Holy Cross Church behind police escort today as hundreds swarm for glimpse of 20-year-old mystic on first public appearance here. June 1, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. World prayer day for women in the English church at the Beguinage in Amsterdam. March 1, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. National Calvin Memorial Meeting in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam, Professor Dr. G. C. Brouwer during his memorial speech. 10 June 1959

Presentation of a gift for the President by delegates from Buddhist sects in Japan to mark the 70th Anniversary of Buddhism in America (McNally). Presidential assistant, John J. McNally, accepts gifts for President John F. Kennedy from delegates from Buddhist sects in Japan to mark the 70th Anniversary of Buddhism in America. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. His eminence Cardinal De Jong. May 17, 1947

Royal Mourners' Homage To Queen Mary In St. George's Chapel -- Royal Mourners at the funeral service in St. George's Chapel. In the front stall on right are - left to right - the Queen; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret; the Princes Royal; the Duchess of Gloucester; the Duchess of Kent; her daughter, Princess Alexandra; and the Duchess's younger son, Prince Michael. Standing immediately behind the coffin in the picture are - left to right - the Duke of Kent; the Duke of Gloucester; the Earl of Athlone (Queen Mary's brother), the Duke of Windsor; and the Duke of Edinburgh (extreme right). Behind them are left to right King Hussein of Jordan; King Baudouin of the Belgians; and Crown Prince Olaf of Norway. March 31, 1953.

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The Chapel of the Navy at the Royal welcome at Fort Amsterdam in Willemstad. October 22, 1955. Curaçao, Willemstad

Vintage Photograph. Wedding Ceremony in Protestant Church.

11/26/1922. Valencia - in the school and commercial center the deputy A Cortes Mr. Manuel Senante (X) giving a speech at the Evening in honor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Pius Xii took to the streets after the bombing of Rome in 1943, behind him in a circle Monsignor Montini, then Paul Vi.

Vintage photograph. Small wedding in a church, couple standing in front of priest during ceremony with best man, maid of honor and bridesmaids

Anefo photo collection. Study remains Pope John XXIII in St. Pieter in Rome. Covering the coffin. June 6, 1963. Italy, Rome

Medalists in Överluleå church during the inauguration of the electrification of the Långsele - Boden route.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Church service. 1947. Suriname

Eucharistic Congress - Dublin 1932, Budapest 1933, Newcastle 1938 - Religion. June 20, 1938.

Anefo photo collection. Apostolic inauguration. April 27, 1947

02/12/1937. Interior of the Malaga Cathedral Desecrated during the Civil War.

Eucharistic Congress - Sydney 1953 - Religion. April 20, 1953.

King George V and Queen Mary listening to the archbishop of Canterbury's address at St Paul's cathedral during the Jubilee Service of Prayer and Thanksgiving. Date: 1935

Anefo photo collection. Funeral service Johnny Jordaan Amsterdam. Attendees Westerkerk coffin Johnny Jordaan. January 13, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Prince Claus is present in the commissioning of the new organ in the St. Laurenskerk in Rotterdam. An overview of the guests. December 8, 1973. Rotterdam, South Holland

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Easter celebration. Believers among the scaffolding at the entrance of the Holy Grave Church. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration 1813-1963 Prof. Dr. I. J. Brugmans Reason held in the Aula of Amsterdam University, Lutheran Church Singel. March 16, 1964

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RELIGION War

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Christmas Postweg / Catholic church service. Catholic worship in a theater or cinema. December 2, 1946. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Image of, presumably, Dr. H.Th. S'jacob (President-Curator of the University) who attached the third century ring to the Great Varen during the solemn commemoration of the 300th anniversary (60th anniversary) of the university, in the Domkerk in Utrecht.

Anefo photo collection. Sliedrecht. Church of O.Vroge of perpetual assistance. Requiemmis at the funeral of Fernado Westhiner. March 2, 1964. Sliedrecht, South Holland

Poll photo collection. Report Paris. Paris. Notre Dame. The west facade of the cathedral during the performance of an Easter game: The Last Supper in Floodlight. April 1936. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. Christmas celebration in Moses church, game around "emptiness and creativity". December 24, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Rev. Martin Niemoller (in Westerkerk Amsterdam). January 18, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Elijah Muhammad addressing an assembly of white gowned Muslim followers in New York City in 1964. Above him a sign reads, 'There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Apostle'.

Anefo photo collection. Circus Mullens Initiation H. Mass in new tent, led by Rector E. Hupperets. August 22, 1953

Anefo photo collection. First stone laying for the new English and American episcopal church on the Riouwstraat in The Hague, by Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. June 21, 1951. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Baptism of Prince Maurits in the Grote Kerk in Apeldoorn. The shots are drawn up at the baptism by Pastore Berkhof. September 10, 1968. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Vintage Photograph. Good friday services in Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Crowd gathers for a washing of the feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ca. 1937.

Vintage Photograph. Family at rail of altar in Catholic Church.

Statues of Our Lady of the Guard exhibited on the occasion of the assembly of the Ethiopian War veterans, October 18, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Anefo photo collection. First solemn service in the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam. February 14, 1946. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal of the passion games in Tegelen, the entry into Jerusalem. May 16, 1960. Limburg, Tegelen

09/24/1922. Madrid - in the Valdelatas sanatorium the director and illustrious Doctor, Dr. Codina, in the conference he gave to the Sick on Last Sunday, on the occasion of the feast of our Lady of Mercy.

Toledo, 04/21/1935. Inauguration of the renovations carried out in the Baptistery chapel and the painting by Russian painter Serge Rovinksy. In attendance were the Minister of Public Instruction Ramón Prieto Bances, the Primate Archbishop Dr. Isidro Gomá and the Mayor of Toledo Justo García García, José Moscardó, among other authorities.

Crowds gather before the statue of the Holy Virgin at the Lourdes Grotto to get a drink of the healing water that comes out of the rock there. March 9, 1940. (Photo by Three Lions).

Last Journey Of Cardinal Glennon - Mourner Pay their last respects to Cardinal Glennon as he lies in State in the Cathedral at Mullinger. One of the Mourners can be seen lifting a young child who looks upon the Cardinal's Body - while a woman (nearest the camera) places her hand in the coffin to touch his body.An Irish Army Band and a Procession of Mourners Escorted the body of Cardinal Glennon, Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Louis, USA on his last Journey through Ireland. The Procession passed through the small town of Kinnegad, where the Cardinal was born 83 year ago. On reaching Mullinger Cathedral, His body was carried into the Building, where it will Lie in State until March 13, then to be taken to his last Resting place at St. Louis, U.S.A. April 03, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

, Wittegasse -, Mass in the chapel of the Greisenasyl

Vintage Photograph. Saint John's Lutheran Church with modern church interior in Midland Michigan with people at service

Trip to Mexico: President Kennedy First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK) attend Mass at the Basilica de Guadalupe, 10:05AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Bill Greer, Bill Payne, Mike Mastrovito, Lubert Bert de Freese, Arthur L. Art Godfrey, Bob Foster, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius.

Muslims in Britain- Eid Ul Fitr Celebrations, 1941 Muslims at prayer in a large tent which has been set up outside the Woking Mosque as part of the Eid ul Fitr celebrations. Included are men of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

04/29/1913. Yesterday's Religious Solemnity in Madrid. Interior appearance of the parish of San Ginés with the Children who attended the catechism party held yesterday afternoon.

12/31/1929. In the main square of the Huerta de la Reina neighborhood and previously delimited, the Neighborhood Commission has Raised a Magnificent Cross Representing the Plaza de los Dolores and Celebrating a Typical Festival in that place today, Sunday. This May cross is the one of greatest interest among the other four from Other Neighborhoods.

Anefo photo collection. Margreeing Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven wedding ceremony in St. Jacobskerk, overview. January 10, 1967

Cross burning, Ku Klux Klan 1925, Southern USA

Anefo photo collection. Marriage in Portuguese Israelite Synagogue / Glass Nugate. April 11, 1954

Photo Shows: Bromley Guides clap the Princess as accompanied by the Bishop of Rochester and Rev. Murray Walton, the Vicar, she leaves the parish Church, today. Princess Elizabeth Visits Bromley: Making the first occasion that an Heir to the Throne has visited the town, Princess Elizabeth visited Bromley, today (Thursday) and laid the foundation stone of the new parish Church. The new church is built on the site of the old one which was destroyed by bombs, April 16th 1941. October 13, 1949. (Photo by Fox Photos)

11/03/1917. In the church of the sacred heart of Jesus. Wedding of the Beautiful Miss Joaquina Topete with Mr. Manuel Cortezo, son of the illustrious doctor of the same surname, Verified yesterday.

Anefo photo collection. Royal marriage in Brussels, wedding ceremony by Cardinal Van Roey. December 15, 1960. Belgium, Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Second by Willem V in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft. April 29, 1958. Delft, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Silent journey through the capital, one of the demonstrators with cross at the church. March 24, 1967

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RELIGION War

Royal family sings in church during the funeral of Queen Wilhelmina, 1962 photograph unknown photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print funeral carriages Delft

Anefo photo collection. Memorial ceremony in Westerkerk in Amsterdam. The Russian ambassador in the Netherlands lays a wreath, I. Tugarinov. November 2, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Requiemmis for Princess Armgard in the Roman Catholic Church in Goor. Immediately instructions from the coffin, behind Prince Bernhard. April 30, 1971. Goor, Overijssel

Wedding of Nikolaus Grasser, brother of the photographer. Bad Wörishofen. The bridal couple in front of the altar in the parish church Sankt Justina

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