Religious Leaders Through History

Portraits of notable religious figures, including cardinals and popes, depicted in detailed engravings and historical attire.

JOHANNES BASILIUS BESSARION Latin patriarch of Constantinople. Byzantine theologian and Humanist. Date: 1403 - 1472

John Knox, ca. 1510 to 1572, Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation. Founder of Presbyterianism, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of a rabbi. Portrait of a bearded rabbi with flat hat and chain around the neck.

RICCI, Matteo (1552-1610). Italian Jesuit priest, one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission. Engraving.

John Knox, c. 1514, 24 November 1572, a Scottish reformer and co-founder of the Presbyterian Church, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Julius II (1443A_o_íN_í¬1513), nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope", born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Colored engraving. "Historia Universal", 1885. Colored.

Portret van Selomoh Salem, Charles Ange Boily, After Benjamin Samuel Bolomey, c. 1753 - 1813 print Bust of Salomon Salem, the chief rabbi of the Portuguese-Israelite municipality in Amsterdam, in Ovaal with edge. A text in Hebrew on the pedestal of the portrait. Netherlands paper engraving / etching chief rabbi

Portrait of Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, 18 October 1405, 14 August 1464, woodcut, Italy, Europe

Bishop

Saint Gregorius reads a book, Theodorus van Kessel, After Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, 1635 - 1660 print The holy Gregorius bare head reading in a book, halfway to the right. He supports his head with his left hand and is dressed in liturgical clothing. paper engraving saints. reading the Bible or other religious books

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. San Félix III (-492), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 483 a 492. Grabado de 1866.

Bishop Nicholas Ridley circa 1500 to 1555. English clergyman and Protestant martyr. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

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Mehmet Emin Pasha (March 28, 1840 - October 23, 1892) born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer was a physician, naturalist and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria (Sourthern Sudan) on the upper Nile. 'Pasha' was a title conferred on him in 1886 and thereafter he was referred to as 'Emin Pasha'. The revolt of Muhammad Ahmad that began in 1881 had cut Equatoria off from the outside world by 1883, and the following year Karam Allah marched south to capture Equatoria and Emin. In 1885 Emin and most of his forces withdrew further south, to Wadelai near Lake Albert. Cut off from communications to the north, he was still able to exchange mail with Zanzibar through Buganda. Emin was rescued by Henry Morton Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition in 1888, arriving at Bagamoyo on the Tanzanian coast in 1890.

John Calvin, 10 July 1509, 27 May 1564, was a reformer of French descent and founder of Calvinism, he was regarded as a representative of a kerygmatic theology, digital improved reproduction of an original print from 1880

Nostalgic illustration, old Father Christmas head with a brown hood and beard looking sad

. Portrait of the Amsterdam priest and theologian Leonard Marius van der Goes in a study room.

Hernando Cortez or Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Copperplate engraving.

H. Abroyus, Martyinon (Si), 163 -139 print Text in English in the lower margin. paper engraving Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge

Bethlen of Iktar, Gabriel.

Portrait of Christ surrounded by rays. In the corners cherubs. In the margin a caption in Latin, Portrait of Christ Salvs generis hvmani , print maker: Antonie Wierix (II), (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Wierix, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1565 - before 1604, paper, engraving, h 83 mm × w 61 mm

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Esteban IX (-942), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 939 a 942. Grabado de 1866.

A Saint, with Nimbus above Head, Dressed in a Spiritual Robe, Saint with Nimbus, print maker: Henricus Turken, Netherlands, 1801 - 1856, paper, etching, engraving, h 77 mm × w 70 mm

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Teodoro I (-649), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 642 a 649. Grabado de 1866.

Portrait of Johannes Bogerman, Anonymous, 1704 print Portrait of Johannes Bogerman, counter-demonstrants pastor and chairman of the National Synod in Dordrecht (1618-1619). Under the portrait a praise in Dutch. Rotterdam paper engraving / etching

John Wycliffe or Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, or Wickliffe known as Doctor evangelicus, 1330 - 1384, an English philosopher, theologian and church reforme

Origen (born 185 in Alexandria. died 253 or 254 probably in Tyre) was an early Christian Bible commentator and Platonist. from the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original

Julius II (born Giuliano della Rovere - 1443-1513) Pope from 1503. Known as the Warrior Pope. 1511-1512: Raphael (Raffaello Santi 1483-1520) Italian painter. Oil on wood.

Iohannes Amos Comenius, 28 March 1592, 15 November 1670, was a Czech Protestant philosopher, theologian and educator, and bishop of the Unity of Czech Brethren from the Margraviate of Moravia, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

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John Wycliffe (1330-1394) English Church Reformer and Theologian Stock Montage, Inc.

Edward the Confessor, 1003-1066, king of England

Johann Amos Comenius, Komenius, Iohannes Amos Comenius, Jan Amos Komensky, Seges, 28 March 1592, 15 November 1670, was a Czech Protestant philosopher, theologian and educator as well as bishop of the Unity of Czech Brethren, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

John Wycliffe also Wycliff Wyclif Wicliffe Wiclif, ca 1330-1384, English theologian, philosopher and church reformer, Illustration from Old England's Worthies, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. San Julio I (-352), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 341 a 352. Grabado de 1866.

Justinian I (482 - 565), also known as Justinian the Great or Saint Justinian the Great, was the nephew of Emperor Justin I, originally born from a peasant family in Tauresium. Justin, before he became emperor, adopted Justinian and raised him in Constantinople. Justinian served in the Imperial Guard, the Excubitors, just as his uncle had, and was made associate emperor in 527 before becoming sole emperor when Justin died in the same year. Justinian was ambitious and clever, and sought to revive the empire's greatness, planning the reconquest of the western half of the Roman Empire in what was known as renovatio imperii (restoration of the Empire). Justinian was hard-working and known as 'the emperor who never sleeps'. He nearly lost his throne during the Nika riots, and nearly lost his life during the Justinian Plague of the early 540s. Justinian was a devout Christian and theologian, and his partial recovery of lost Roman territories led him to be called by some as one of the 'last R

Saint Antony Abbot. Engraving by G.M. Pitteri after G.B. Piazzetta.

Epiphanius, born around 310-320, died 403, Bishop of Salamis and Metropolitan of Cyprus. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

John Wycliffe, also Wycliff, Wyclif, Wicliffe, Wiclif, ca. 1330-1384, English theologian, philosopher and church reformer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Man, type of a Kabyle, tribe from the mountainous landscape of Algeria, illustration from 1880, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Europe. Eastern Orthodox Church. Greek Orthodox cleric, 1870. Engraving. Later colouration.

Nathanael Dilger (1604-1679), pastor and minister in Gdansk, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the past

Gregoras Nicephorus, ca. 1295-c.1359, Byzantine historian and theologian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Johannes Schöner (1477 1547) German polymath. It is best to refer to him using the usual 16th-century Latin term 'mathematicus', as the areas of study to which he devoted his life were very different from those now considered to be the domain of the mathematician.

Portrait van Johannes Hus, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, 1792 - 1816 print paper engraving historical persons. liturgical vestments, canonicals

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Pelagio I (500-560), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 555 a 560. Grabado de 1866.

Avramios, Patriarch of Jerusalem Print of Christian Gottlob Love

Thomas Cranmer, 1489-1556, a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury

Julius II (1443A_i_1513), nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" and "The Warrior Pope", born Giuliano della Rovere. Pope from 1503 to 1513. Colored engraving. "Historia Universal", 1885. Colored.

Portrait of Bishop Benjamin Szymański Kolberg, Antoni (1815 1882)

Portret Van Meletius Tapeinos, Stephan de praet, after Willem Bowen, 1645 print Portrait of the Meletius Pepeinos Meletius Tepeinos from Ephesus at the age of 68. He has his patriarchal staff in his hand and sits in front of a window next to a table, with books with batter and locks, writing supplies and an hourglass. There is a bishop's hat on the wall with his name and function. In the margin a caption in Greek. Danzig paper engraving book with clasps. hourglass

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher Chromolithograph c1920

Portrait of the Pope Julius II of Raphael. .

Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Masud ibn Agha, known as Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan, 4 March 1769, 2 August 1849, was the Ottoman Governor of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Honorio I (-638), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 625 a 638. Grabado de 1866.

. Bust to the left of Thomas Cranmer. Under the portrait his name and four rules in Latin. Print out (part 1 of) the series of portraits of famous reformers.

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. San Gelasio I (-496), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 492 a 496. Grabado de 1866.

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. San Juan I, mártir (470-526), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 523 a 526. Grabado de 1866.

Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660625

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) 747-814, king of the Franks; crowned Christian emperor of the west in St Peter's, Rome on Christmas Day 800. Copperplate engraving.

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Juan XIII (910-972), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 965 a 972. Grabado de 1866.

Saint Ambrose. Steel engraving.

Klemens VII., Pope.

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Esteban X (-1058), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 1057 a 1058. Grabado de 1866.

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) German theologian and religious reformer.

Alexis I of Russia;Aleksey Mikhailovich (1629 ñ 1676) Tsar of Russia during some of the most eventful decades of the mid-17th century

Costa, King of the Westgoten.

Story of Prophet Moses, Moses bust portrait, facing right, holding a tablet with the ten commandments, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from 18th or 19th century original.

EL PADRE JOAQUIN MARIA LIEVANERAS. Author: SIGÜENZA FRANCISCO. Location: IGLESIA DE JESUS DE MEDINACELI. MADRID. SPAIN.

Cardinal CLAUDE DE LONGWY French churchman, bishop of Macon, cardinal de Givry Date: - 1561

Edward Kelley or Kelly (active 1575) English astrologer and alchemist. Assistant to John Dee. Copperplate engraving circa 1700.

Gustav Adolf Wislicenus, 1803-1875, was a German Protestant theologian, woodcut from 1864

Portrait of a Mohmand chief of Dacca. Dated 19th Century

San Pablo de Tarso (5 ac-58 dc), conocido com el apóstol de los gentiles. Estampita popular de 1877.

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