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St Francis Xavier (1506-1552) Spanish Jesuit missionary, founded Jesuit order with Ignatius Loyola

St Francis Xavier (1506-1552) Spanish Jesuit missionary, founded Jesuit order with Ignatius Loyola. Apostle to the Indies. Sent by John III of Portugal as missionary to Portugese territories. 19th century print of his death near Canton

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John Everett Millais (1829-1896) English artist and founder member of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

John Everett Millais (1829-1896) English artist and founder member of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Illustration for the poem The Bishop and the Knight published in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862. The Knight penitent before the Bishop who, on hearing his sin, refuses to shrive him. Engraving

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Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God

Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God put Adam into a deep sleep and created Eve from Adam's rib. From Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum mundi, (Nuremberg Chronicle) Nuremberg, 1493. Woodcut

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