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Religious Sculptures in Europe

A collection of statues from European cathedrals, featuring figures from Christianity, emphasizing intricate details and historical artistry.

The Church of Santo Domingo de Guzman, detailed view, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca State, Mexico

Josep Tramulles / Altarpiece of Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, 1647-1651.

St. Peter’s Basilica, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Indoor interior

Romanesque sculptures of apostles in Church of Saint Trophime Romanesque sculptures of apostles in Church of Saint Trophime, Arles,France Copyright: xZoonar.com/xVVxVoennyyx 5015003

Petrus statue, Catholic Church St. Markus, Perast, Montenegro Petrus-Statue, Catholic Church St. Markus, Perast, Montenegro

Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Mainz. Statue of St. Bonifafius (675-754) in Cathedral Square.

Schweinfurt. Gustav-Adolf-Gedächtniskirche from 1934, keystone of the portal with depiction of Christ, St., Sankt, Saint

Statue of St. Padre Pio, Erice, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, The Royal Arcade, statue of the giant Magog

Carvings in the presbytery. St. Magnus cathedral in the old town of Kirkwall, the capital of the Orkney Islands. Scotland, Northern Isles. (Editorial Use Only)

Italy. Rome. The Vatican. St. Peter's Basilica. Sculpture representing Pope PIE X.

Karlsruhe-Durlach, kestrels, nesting near a Christ figure. M

ECCE HOMO. Author: JOSE DE MORA (1655-1724). Location: CASA DE SAN JUAN DE AVILA. Montilla. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Karlsruhe-Durlach, kestrels, nesting near a Christ figure.

Monument to Pope Pedro de Luna (1342-1423), also known as Benedict XIII or Papa Luna, Peniscola, Province of Castellon, Costa del Azahar, Valencia Region, Spain, Europe

Sculpture Pilgrim with staff and scallop shell and monument to the Way of St James in front of St James' Church, St James' Church, pilgrimage route, modern art, hand, holding, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Tauberfranken, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

the famous monument showing the espousal of mary and joseph located in the first district of vienna

St. Stephen at the facade of the Saint Etienne du Mont Church, Paris St. Stephen at the facade of the Saint Etienne du Mont Church, Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20466799

Galileo Galilei. Photograph by Fratelli Alinari.

Europe, France, Loiret region, Orleans, Sainte Croix Cathedral

Mourner, modern sculpture from the Passion facade, Sagrada Familia church, Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Church of St George South Elmham St Cross, Suffolk, England, UK

Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sculptures on facade of Cathedral of Holy Resurrection

detail of Saint Theobald s Church, Thann An image of a detail of Saint Theobald s Church, Thann Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13752146

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk or John Nepomucene on an old bridge over the Main River, Wuerzburg, Lower Fraconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Carved altar, Master Hans Bilger, called Hans von Worms with the year 1483, St., Sankt, Saint

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Portal of the Zagreb cathedral Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Portal of the Zagreb cathedral Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20069448

Prophet, statue on the portal of the Cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare in Verona, Italy Prophet, statue on the portal of the Cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the designation Santa Maria Matricolare in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21132597

Statue of St Augustine, facade of Urbino cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1998), Marche. Italy, 19th century. Detail.

Petrus of the Apostles, Basilica St. Vitus in Ellwangen, Germany Peter of the Apostles, Basilica St. Vitus in Ellwangen, Germany

Saint Pierre de Chaillot catholic church, Paris, France. St Peter statue

Pope Sixtus V An image of a statue of Pope Sixtus V in front of the Basilica della Santa Casa in Italy Marche Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13839538

Statues, Charlemagne and his son Louis I or Louis the Pious, Imperial Abbey of Corvey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hoexter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Saint Anthony abbot hermit, 1430-1460, polychrome wooden statue, from Catologna. Spain, 15th century.

Pope Pio VII. St. Peter's Basilica. Rome. Italy.

Assisi, Umbria, Italy, Europe, Stone statue of a saint in a niche, surrounded by two doves, appears reverent and sublime, Europe

Assisi village in Umbria region, Italy. Statue of St. Francis. The town is famous for the most important Italian St. Francis Basilica (Basilica di San Francesco)

Apostle figure of St Luke at the pulpit, St, Saint, Saint

Religious sculpture with a tiara, pope's crown in front of a house on Fraueninsel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Saint Bathilde statue, Saint Germain l Auxerrois church, Paris Saint Bathilde statue, Saint Germain l Auxerrois church, Paris Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21244661

Statue of bishop St. Rupert, Salzburger Dom, Salzburg Cathedral, old town, Salzburg, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Austria, Europe

Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Saint Paul the apostle. Singapore.

Salt figure, Pope John Paul II, Salt mine, Wieliczka, Poland, Europe

Marian reredos in the Marientide Chapel, centrepiece: Death of the Virgin Mary, Apostle with glasses, St., Saint, Saint

Relief of a bishop on the equestrian monument in Heumarkt square, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

San Andres, siglo XV, museo de la basílica de Santa Eufrasia, Porec, - Parenzo-, Istria Peninsula, Croatia.

TESORO -SAN PEDRO Y SAN PABLO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN. APOSTLE PETER. SAN PABLO APOSTOL-PABLO DE TARSO.

Wooden sculpture in a temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Saint Peter Enthroned statue.

Saint Benedict of Nursia, founder of the order, relief at Münsterschwarzach Abbey, Benedictine monastery, Kitzingen district, Lower Franconia, Bavaria...

Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Mainz. 13th century Mainz Cathedral. Baroque statue.

Vatican City. St. Peter holding the key to the gates of heaven. Statue by Giuseppe de Fabris (1790-1860). It is located in front of Saint Peter's basilica.

Monument to Pope John Paul II at the church in Pisak, Croatia, Europe

St John the Evangelist by Henrik Douvermann, Saint, Saint

Archangel Michael, wood carving, incarnated and polychrome, 17th century, former Convent of Santo Domingo, Antigua Guatemala, department of Sacatepéquez, Guatemala.

Dome of the Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral San Salvador, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain Interior of the Dome of the Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral, Catedral de San Salvador. Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 17611849

Monteleone di Fermo (Italia, Marche - provincia di Fermo) chiesa della Misericordia. Navata destra, altare di San Rocco. Statua raffigurante San Rocco (bottega marchigiana, XVI secolo)

Capilla abierta del monasterio de San Pedro Teposcolula(s.XVI).Mixteca. Estado de Oaxaca .México.

Denkmal Johannes Paul II Denkmal Papst Johannes Paul II an der Kirche in Pisak, Kroatien, Europa Pope Pope John Paul II monument at the church in Pisak, Croatia, Europe *** Monument John Paul II Monument Pope John Paul II at the church in Pisak, Croatia, Europe Pope Pope John Paul II monument at the church in Pisak, Croatia, Europe

England, London, St. Paul's Cathedral, Statue of J.M.W.Turner

Statue of Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Izmir Province, Turkey, Asia

Vatican City. St. Peter holding the key to the gates of heaven. Statue by Giuseppe de Fabris (1790-1860). It is located in front of Saint Peter's basilica.

Italy, Lombardy, Lecco, San Nicolò sculpture

Malaysia/China: Carving of Prime Minister Shang Rong, depicting his role in the 16th Century Ming Dynasty novel Fengshen Yanyi ('Investiture of the Gods'). From Ping Sien Si Temple, Pasir Panjang Laut

New York City, New York.

Notre Dame du Finisterre catholic church, Brussels, Belgium. Sculptural group around Moses and the 10 Commandments. Detail : rabbi

St Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073-1136). Artists: Jorg Kolderer, Leonahart Magt, 1525. Tomb of Maximilian I. Innsbruck. Austria. Author: Jorg Kolderer. Leonhart Magt.

guru nanak emboss on thin gold plate and fitted on door gurudwara of sachkhand sahib, nanded, maharashtra, india Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Saint Fridericus statue on the old Main bridge, Wuerzburg, stone statue of a bishop on a pedestal with a bridge in the background, Wuerzburg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue of St. Peter in St. Peter´s Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Collegiate Church of Saint-Jacques le Majeur. Wooden sculpture of a religious saint. Wooden sculpture of a disciple. Sallanchess. France.

Friar, detail of Saint Francis canonized by Pope Gregory IX, polychrome terracotta statue by Dionigi Bussola (1615-1687), 20th Chapel, Sacred Mountain of Orta (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2003), Orta San Giulio, Piedmont, Italy, 17th century.

Vatican City, September 16, 2023: Unveiling of the statue of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first Korean-born Catholic priest, at the Vatican.

Europe, Italy, Venice. San Marco Basilica, detail of Tetrarchs

PIEZAS DE MADERA TALLADA DEL ANTIGUO CORO DE LA CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR-INTERIOR. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Basilica of the Rosary, pilgrimage church, Santuario de Fatima, Fatima shrine, Fatima, Ourem, Santarem, monument, sculpture, PIO XII, Fatima, with raised finger, sky in the background, Fatima, Central Portugal, Portugal, Europe

Paris, 18th district, Montmartre, church Saint Pierre de Montmartre. Sculpture representing Saint Denis.

The Bible. The Old Testament. Moses and the Ten Commandments.

Cosmas and Damian in the south aisle, St., Saint, Saint

Krakow, Wawel Cathedral, Zygmuntów Chapel Interior, Statue of St. Florian unknown

Langenfeld near Mayen, Jodokuskapelle

Germany, Cologne (aka Koln). 13th Century Gothic Cologne Cathedral. Spectacular medieval mosaic floors.

Truc Lam Chanh Giac Zen Monastery. Bodhidharma was a 5th or 6th-century Buddhist monk, traditionally credited as the founder of Chan Buddhism (Zen) in China. Cai Lay. Vietnam.

IMAGEN DE SAN ISIDRO. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN ISIDRO. AOSLOS. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR.

Monumental statue of Saint Peter the Apostle in front of Saint Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, St. Peter's Square, Vatican City State, Italy, Europe

Large figurines at a procession in the city, Festival of Santa Tecla, Sitges, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Saint Peter statue and seagull Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy. Statue commissioned in 1847 by Giuseppe De Fabris.

Shrine of Our Lady of la Salette. Statue of Our Lady of la Salette. France.

1990s America - Santa's Village, Route 2, Jefferson, New Hampshire 1996.

Saint Hieronymus Aemilianus. Vienna. Austria.

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