Clergy Gallery

Medieval healing through prayer

Attempt to cure disease through the intercession of a saint, Middle Ages.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

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Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchants

Tax on markets levied by a member of the clergy, Tournay, France, 1400s.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

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Praying over a suspected witch in Salem, 1690s

Reverend Cotton Mather attempting to save a soul from witchcraft by prayer, Salem, Massachusetts, 1690s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

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