The best pictures of friars of the Dominican Order
Posted in Best pictures, Historical articles, History, Miracle, Religion, Saints on Thursday, 20 August 2015
Click on any image for details about licensing for commercial or personal use.
The best pictures of Dominican friars are vivid and unusual images of St Dominic himself and his devoted followers.
The first picture is of St Dominic levitating, a miracle witnessed by strangers as he prayed in a chapel at Castres in 1211.
Father Dominic flies before the King of Spain
The second picture shows Dominican friars among the community.
People often brought food for the Dominican friars, who had no money of their own by Peter Jackson
The third picture is of the martyrdom of St Peter Martyr, the Dominican friar assassinated in 1252.
Martyrdom of St Peter the Dominican by Giorgione
Many more pictures of friars and monks can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.