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Background imageNuns Collection: The Pharmacy at Saint-John's Hospital (oil on panel)

The Pharmacy at Saint-John's Hospital (oil on panel)
490163 The Pharmacy at Saint-John's Hospital (oil on panel) by Bree, Philipe Jacques van (1786-1871); 90x110 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageNuns Collection: View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper)

View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper)
490199 View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Background imageNuns Collection: The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas)

The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas)
490191 The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490199.); © Art in Flanders

Background imageNuns Collection: Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)

Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas)
490192 Detail of The Wards at Saint John's Hospital, 1778 (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Background imageNuns Collection: The Sisters of l'Ecole Saint-Roch in Paris Accompanied to the Station by 20, 000 People

The Sisters of l'Ecole Saint-Roch in Paris Accompanied to the Station by 20, 000 People, Avenue de l'Opera
XIR191453 The Sisters of l'Ecole Saint-Roch in Paris Accompanied to the Station by 20, 000 People, Avenue de l'Opera, 22nd July 1902 (colour litho) by Damblans

Background imageNuns Collection: Verso: Woman with a Headdress, praying, 1667 (Graphite on paper)

Verso: Woman with a Headdress, praying, 1667 (Graphite on paper)
7308219 Verso: Woman with a Headdress, praying, 1667 (Graphite on paper) by Matejko, Jan (1838-93); 11.7x7.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageNuns Collection: The Prioress Tale, decorated wardrobe, designed by Philip Webb (1831-1915), 1859 (oil on panel)

The Prioress Tale, decorated wardrobe, designed by Philip Webb (1831-1915), 1859 (oil on panel)
7246991 The Prioress Tale, decorated wardrobe, designed by Philip Webb (1831-1915), 1859 (oil on panel) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageNuns Collection: Death and the Nun, from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger

Death and the Nun, from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger
7277879 Death and the Nun, from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death and the Nun)

Background imageNuns Collection: The Death of Charlemagne in 814 (vellum)

The Death of Charlemagne in 814 (vellum)
IND325844 The Death of Charlemagne in 814 (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Charles the Great)

Background imageNuns Collection: A historic burning convent in Podolia (European Russia), five Catholic nuns perished in the flames

A historic burning convent in Podolia (European Russia), five Catholic nuns perished in the flames (colour litho)
2815586 A historic burning convent in Podolia (European Russia), five Catholic nuns perished in the flames (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageNuns Collection: Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny

Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b / w photo)
XIR287024 Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b/w photo) by Thomas, Napoleon (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageNuns Collection: The Beguinage, Bruges

The Beguinage, Bruges
STI39743 The Beguinage, Bruges by Kay, Archibald (1860-1935); Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling, Scotland; © Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum; English, out of copyright

Background imageNuns Collection: Cecile having returned to the convent, Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre

Cecile having returned to the convent, Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
3025989 Cecile having returned to the convent, Illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub

Background imageNuns Collection: Life on Board a Messageries Maritimes Steamer (engraving)

Life on Board a Messageries Maritimes Steamer (engraving)
1061016 Life on Board a Messageries Maritimes Steamer (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life on Board a Messageries Maritimes Steamer)

Background imageNuns Collection: Romania: Nuns of Agapia Monastery (b / w photo)

Romania: Nuns of Agapia Monastery (b / w photo)
6017377 Romania: Nuns of Agapia Monastery (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nuns of Agapia Monastery)

Background imageNuns Collection: Friars and Nuns, c. 1934 (pastel on paper)

Friars and Nuns, c. 1934 (pastel on paper)
873169 Friars and Nuns, c.1934 (pastel on paper) by Ramos Martinez, Alfredo (1871-1946); 59.06 x87.31 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; © San Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase

Background imageNuns Collection: Radetsky-Platz, Prague, 1902 (pencil, pastel & w / c on paper)

Radetsky-Platz, Prague, 1902 (pencil, pastel & w / c on paper)
997138 Radetsky-Platz, Prague, 1902 (pencil, pastel & w/c on paper) by Teschner, Richard (1879-1948); 39x32 cm; Private Collection

Background imageNuns Collection: Wandering minstrels dressed as nuns (utabikuni), Japan, c. 1716 / 36

Wandering minstrels dressed as nuns (utabikuni), Japan, c. 1716 / 36
Wandering minstrels dressed as nuns (utabikuni), Japan, c. 1716/36

Background imageNuns Collection: Ohara Miyuki, from the series 'Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)', 1898

Ohara Miyuki, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898. Creator: Kogyo Tsukioka
Ohara Miyuki, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)", 1898

Background imageNuns Collection: Fracture

Fracture
Giorgio Toniolo

Background imageNuns Collection: Black dominant

Black dominant
bolandrotor

Background imageNuns Collection: Visite dans un parloir de couvent, sous Louis XIV (engraving)

Visite dans un parloir de couvent, sous Louis XIV (engraving)
3645561 Visite dans un parloir de couvent, sous Louis XIV (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visite dans un parloir de couvent, sous Louis XIV)

Background imageNuns Collection: Creche of Sister Rosalie

Creche of Sister Rosalie
3779474 Creche of Sister Rosalie by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); (add.info.: Creche of Sister Rosalie / Soeur Rosalie in Rouen France. Nursery school run by nuns for working mothers)

Background imageNuns Collection: Bretonnes Au Pardon (engraving)

Bretonnes Au Pardon (engraving)
1626462 Bretonnes Au Pardon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bretonnes Au Pardon. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 May 1889)

Background imageNuns Collection: An Orphan Child (engraving)

An Orphan Child (engraving)
1105166 An Orphan Child (engraving) by Max, Gabriel (1840-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Orphan Child. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Background imageNuns Collection: An abbess and her nuns cutting off their noses to prevent the outrages of the Danes (engraving)

An abbess and her nuns cutting off their noses to prevent the outrages of the Danes (engraving)
960032 An abbess and her nuns cutting off their noses to prevent the outrages of the Danes (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuns Collection: Ruins of the Palace of the Nuns, Yucatan (engraving)

Ruins of the Palace of the Nuns, Yucatan (engraving)
971064 Ruins of the Palace of the Nuns, Yucatan (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of the Palace of the Nuns, Yucatan)

Background imageNuns Collection: Saint Genevieve dedicating herself to God (chromolitho)

Saint Genevieve dedicating herself to God (chromolitho)
961275 Saint Genevieve dedicating herself to God (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Genevieve dedicating herself to God)

Background imageNuns Collection: The Story of the Cross (engraving)

The Story of the Cross (engraving)
1103526 The Story of the Cross (engraving) by Goodall, Walter (1830-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Story of the Cross)

Background imageNuns Collection: Nuns Shield (oil on copper)

Nuns Shield (oil on copper)
874745 Nuns Shield (oil on copper) by Herrera, Fray Miguel de (18th century); San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Latin American Arts

Background imageNuns Collection: France Costume

France Costume
LLM458670 France Costume by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: France Costume. Illustration for Le Costume Historique by M A Racinet (Firmin Didot, 1888)

Background imageNuns Collection: Leonora and the Nuns (chromolitho)

Leonora and the Nuns (chromolitho)
735249 Leonora and the Nuns (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leonora and the Nuns)

Background imageNuns Collection: The mysteries of Khartoum (colour litho)

The mysteries of Khartoum (colour litho)
2818259 The mysteries of Khartoum (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mysteries of Khartoum)

Background imageNuns Collection: The Serious Religious Struggle in France, Demonstrations For And Against Condemned Sisters

The Serious Religious Struggle in France, Demonstrations For And Against Condemned Sisters... (colour litho)
2798650 The Serious Religious Struggle in France, Demonstrations For And Against Condemned Sisters... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageNuns Collection: The Fight For And Against Religious Congregations In France, The Arrest Of The Poet Coppee And

The Fight For And Against Religious Congregations In France, The Arrest Of The Poet Coppee And Other Deputies In Paris
2798574 The Fight For And Against Religious Congregations In France, The Arrest Of The Poet Coppee And Other Deputies In Paris (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageNuns Collection: 1860s Japan - portrait of mendicant nuns beggars Felice or Felix Beato

1860s Japan - portrait of mendicant nuns beggars Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

Background imageNuns Collection: Classroom with schoolboys (b / w photo)

Classroom with schoolboys (b / w photo)
3095830 Classroom with schoolboys (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Classroom with schoolboys. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageNuns Collection: Entrance, Villa Centurione, Santa Margherita Ligure (colour litho)

Entrance, Villa Centurione, Santa Margherita Ligure (colour litho)
3097963 Entrance, Villa Centurione, Santa Margherita Ligure (colour litho) by Tyndale, Walter Frederick Roofe (1856-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance, Villa Centurione)

Background imageNuns Collection: Nuns on a bench at Deal, Kent

Nuns on a bench at Deal, Kent
Three nuns confer on a seafront bench, at Deal, Kent. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageNuns Collection: View of the Cottage of Valette, 1817 (coloured aquatint)

View of the Cottage of Valette, 1817 (coloured aquatint)
3062591 View of the Cottage of Valette, 1817 (coloured aquatint) by Rouse, James (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Background imageNuns Collection: Taking the veil

Taking the veil at the church of the convent of the most Holy Trinity at Bermondsey, which opened for the reception of the sisterhood of the Order of our blessed Lady of Mercy in November 1839

Background imageNuns Collection: St Teresa (engraving)

St Teresa (engraving)
1611394 St Teresa (engraving) by Delen, Dirck van (1605-71); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Teresa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 October 1868)

Background imageNuns Collection: The late Sister Mary Ellen Ellis (b / w photo)

The late Sister Mary Ellen Ellis (b / w photo)
1597931 The late Sister Mary Ellen Ellis (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Sister Mary Ellen Ellis)

Background imageNuns Collection: Mrs Bancrofts Tableaux Vivants (engraving)

Mrs Bancrofts Tableaux Vivants (engraving)
1602917 Mrs Bancrofts Tableaux Vivants (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Bancrofts Tableaux Vivants)

Background imageNuns Collection: The 'Pardon'at Concarneau, Brittany, Sisterhood of St Anne de Fouesnant (litho)

The "Pardon"at Concarneau, Brittany, Sisterhood of St Anne de Fouesnant (litho)
1594862 The " Pardon" at Concarneau, Brittany, Sisterhood of St Anne de Fouesnant (litho) by Guillou, Alfred (1844-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuns Collection: The Proper Station of Woman (engraving)

The Proper Station of Woman (engraving)
1593934 The Proper Station of Woman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proper Station of Woman. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 10 January 1846)



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"Nuns: A Journey of Faith, Tradition, and Surprising Moments" Naughty Nuns may sound like an oxymoron, but these mischievous sisters know how to bring a smile to your face. Whether it's their playful antics or cheeky sense of humor, they remind us that even those devoted to God can have a little fun. Carmelite Nuns embody the essence of contemplation and solitude. Their serene presence reminds us of the importance of finding inner peace amidst the chaos of everyday life. Who would have thought you'd see a Nun on a skateboard? These daring sisters break stereotypes as they glide through the streets with grace and confidence. It's a reminder that faith knows no boundaries. Just like Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims on the road, these nuns embark on their own spiritual journey. United by their devotion to God, they travel together towards enlightenment and self-discovery. Caught in a candid moment, we capture the gaze of a nun looking at the camera. Behind her gentle eyes lies wisdom accumulated over years spent serving others. Her expression speaks volumes about dedication and compassion. In an unexpected twist, we witness a nun swiveling hula hoop on her hips. This display showcases that even within religious communities, individuals possess unique talents that add color to their lives. Ursuline they can known for their commitment to education and empowering young minds. With unwavering determination, they shape future generations while instilling values rooted in love and knowledge. Dominican Nuns radiate joy as they embrace community living while devoting themselves entirely to prayer and service. Their vibrant spirits inspire all who encounter them along life's winding path. At St Josephs Catholic Boys Home in Enfield Middlesex resides an extraordinary bond between boys seeking guidance and nurturing Dominican Nuns providing solace during challenging times—a testament to unconditional love transcending societal norms.