Saint Clare statue, St Francis of Assisi churchyard, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Digital photograph
St Bernard of ClairvauxSaint Bernard of Clairvaux. Digitally colored engraving
GEUR2D-00005North rose window of Chartres Cathedral, depicting the glorification of the Virgin Mary, c. 1230 A.D. France. Digital photograph
San Gabriel Mission, CaliforniaMission and bells of San Gabriel, near Los Angeles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Saint Francis of Assisi statueSaint Francis statue, St Francis of Assisi churchyard, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Digital photograph
Saint Ignatius of LoyolaIgnatius of Loyola casting out evil spirits. Printed color halftone reproduction of a painting by Rubens
Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein
PEXP2A-00059Father Pierre Jean de Smet, a Jesuit missionary to Native Americans on the western US frontier, 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th century photograph
Spanish colonial adobe church in New MexicoPenitente church built in the 1700s in Las Trampas, a village in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico. Digital photograph
PSCI2A-00010Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Florida explored by De Soto, 1539Bivouac of De Sotos expedition in the Florida wilderness, 1539. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PREL2A-00060Saint Teresa of Avila, founder of the Carmelite Reform convent, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a portrait
PREL2A-00003Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Hand-colored engraving
Roman Catholic Pope, 1500s - 1600sRoman Catholic Pope in formal attire (center) and in house vestments (right), Swiss Guard at left, 1500s-1600s Antique hand-colored print
Medieval monk, archbishop and priestMonk, archbishop, and priest of the 11th century. Antique hand-colored print
Roman Catholic bishop, 1500s - 1600sRoman Catholic bishop in a choir-robe (left) and a bishop in his vestments for Mass, 1500-1600s. Antique hand-colored print
Saint Augustine statue in St. Augustine, FloridaStatue of St Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in a niche of the Cathedral of Saint Augustine, Florida. Digital photograph
Saint BonifaceBoniface, medieval English missionary to Germany. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Saint Benedict of NursiaBenedict of Nursia, founder of Benedictine monasteries. Hand-colored engraving
Pope Innocent IIIPortrait of Pope Innocent III. Digitally colored woodcut
Saint Augustine of CanterburyAugustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 596 AD. Digitally colored woodcut
Ulfilas, Christian missionary to the VisigothsBishop Ulfilas translating the Bible into Gothic, 4th century AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Martin Luther writingMartin Luther at his desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
St Francis of AssisiSaint Francis of Assisi addressing a group of birds. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521Martin Luther on trial before Cardinal Cajetanus, Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II and a bishopHoly Roman Emperor Henry II (the Saint) and a French bishop. Antique hand-colored print
Hermit monk in the Middle AgesMedieval hermit monk living a life of self-deprivation. Antique hand-colored print
EXPL2A-00050Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00112Spanish priests destroying Aztec idols in Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00177Inca city of Cusco, Peru, in 1556, after the Spanish conquest. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th century illustration
EXPL2A-00194Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00123Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto discovering the Mississippi River, 1540. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Arrival of Maryland colonists led by Leonard CalvertLeonard Calvert marking the settlement of Maryland as a Roman Catholic colony, 1634. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Miguel Mission in the 1800s, Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fes San Miguel Mission, the oldest church in the U.S. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Junipero Serra statue at San Diego MissionStatue of Father Junipero Serra in front of San Diego Mission, first of the Spanish missions in California. Digital photograph
Saint Aiden of LindisfarneSaint Aiden, Irish missionary who founded monastery at Lindisfarne in 635, becoming Bishop of Northumbria, England. Digital photograph
Saint Francis XavierJesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Digitally colored woodcut
Saint Bonaventure, prelate of Seraphic Order. Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a fresco by John of Florence
St Augustine of CanterburySaint Augustine of Canterbury. Digitally colored woodcut
Albertus Magnus, medieval German scholar and theologian. Digitally colored woodcut
Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury and Benedictine monk. Digitally colored woodcut
Tomas de Torquemada, organizer of the Spanish Inquisition. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PREL2A-00057John Wycliffe translating the Bible into English, 1300s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cardinal RichelieuArmand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal and Duc de Richelieu. Color halftone reproduction of a painting
Saint Jerome translating the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Ghirlandaio
Junipero Serras quarters, San Diego MissionFather Junipero Serras personal quarters at San Diego Mission, which he founded in 1769. Digital photograph
PBIB2A-00050Shepherds with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Pala Mission in California, 1800sNative American woman ringing bell for sunrise Mass at Pala Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration