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Historic Religious Carvings

Detailed carvings and panels depicting crosses and motifs from various historical religious sites across Europe and Asia.

A cross marks a wall, Antigua, Guatemala

Armenia, Kotayk Province, Monastery of Geghard, Church detail carved in rock

Medieval devotional panel at the Stations of the Cross of the Franciscan Monastery of Frauenberg, Fulda, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Córdoba, 08/26/2020. Bell Tower of Saint Nicholas. Photo: Ángel Salas Archcor.

Funerary stele, Monastery of Santa María la Real de Iranzu, 12th - 14th century, Way of St. James, Abárzuza, Navarra, Spain, Europe.

A cross marks a wall, Antigua, Guatemala

Historic cross-stone, khachkar, at the main Armenian orthodox cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Echmiadzin, Armenia, Asia

Stone Carving Of The Cross

ESCUDO. Location: CATEDRAL. Tuy. Pontevedra. SPAIN.

Church of Sant'ansovino. Fraction of Avacelli. Arcevia. Marche. Italy

Historic cross-stone, khachkar, at the main Armenian orthodox cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Echmiadzin, Armenia, Asia

Staro Nagorichane, North Macedonia. September 8, 2024. Stone carving on a door lentil at the Church of Saint George in Staro Nagorichane.

estela funeraria, Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Iranzu, siglo XII - XIV, camino de Santiago, Abárzuza, Navarra, Spain, Europe.

Cross and shadow, cemetery, France, Europe

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Crosses with various designs, Monastery of St. Catherine 1900, Egypt, Sinai

Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa. Old City. Inscription that marks the place of the encounter between Jesus and Veronica, the woman who wiped with a handkerchief the face of Jesus.

The famous khachkar at Goshavank, carved in 1291 by the artist Poghos, Armenia, Asia

Relief stone, inscriptions on the portal of the pilgrimage church, Chiesa Santa Maria del Canneto, Sanctuary, Santuario Madonna di Canneto, Roccavivara, Molise, Italy, Europe

Armenian stone with cross, cross stone, Khachkar, Chatschkar, church centre, Etschmiatsin, Armavir, Armenia, Asia

Old christian inscriptions, Saint Mar Behnam monastery, northern Iraq

Crusader graffiti on the walls of the stairs leading to the Chapel of Saint Helena, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Old city of Jerusalem. Israel.

Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa. Old City. Inscription that marks the place of the encounter between Jesus and Veronica, the woman who wiped with a handkerchief the face of Jesus.

Part of the stone fence with ancient ritual stones and frescoes in Demir Baba Teke, cult monument honored by both Christians and Muslims in winter near Sveshtari village, Isperih, Razgrad, Northeastern Bulgaria

Church stone inscription. St. George's Church. Wismar.

Stone Greek Cross, Saint Laurent Church, Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. Greek cross represents Church itself and four gospel writers evangelists, Mark, Matthew, Luke and John

Steinurne in a cemetery in Lemgo Steinurne in a cemetery in Lemgo

England, North Yorkshire, Whitby. Caedmons Cross commemorating Caedmon, the 7th century herdsman of Whitby Abbey.

religious relief, sanctuary of Tiscar, gothic with mudejar elements, natural park of Cazorla, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain.

Georgia, Kakheti. Writing at the archway at the David Gareja Monastery.

Traditional cross-stone, khachkar, Armenian orthodox church at Sanahin monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Armenia, Asia

Grave stone near the wall of church in Melaka

Khachkar, the sacred cross-stone in Armenia

Views of Armenian Cross stones or Khachkars in Armenia.

Santuario de Tiscar, gotico con elementos mudejares, parque natural sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

ERMITA VISIGODA DE SANTA MARIA - RELIEVES A MODO DE ROLEOS VEGETALES - SIGLO VII. Location: ERMITA DE SANTA MARIA. QUINTANILLA DE LAS VINAS. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Cruz, iglesia de Arles-sur-Tech, Francia, siglo XI.

Lotus carved on pillar in Vitthal Temple, Hampi, Vijayanagara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

The Angel Announces the Birth of Jesus to Mary, Annunciation, Detail Porta di San Ranieri, Sculptor Bonanus of Pisa, Bonanno Pisano, 1180, Romanesque, Cathedral, Cattedrale Metropolitana Primaziale di Santa Maria Assunta, Miracles Square, Piazza dei Miracoli also Campo dei Miracoli, Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Europe

Photograph of the interior of St. Stephen's Cathedral, (Stephansdom), in Vienna which dates from the 12th to 15th centuries. Dated 21st Century

Views of Armenian Cross stones or Khachkars in Noravank Monastery,Armenia

pila bautismal romanica, Sant Martin de Tours de Gausac, originalmente datada a finales del siglo XIII o principios del Siglo XIV es de estilo románico y gótico, Gausac, Viella, Lerida, Catalunya, cordillera de los Pirineos, Spain, europe.

Ireland, County Wexford, Irish National Heritage Park, Celtic Cross Detail Of Some Of The Carving

Armenia, Stone Crosses Inside Noravank Church

SEPULCRO DE FERNANDO III EL SANTO - INSCRIPCION EN LATIN - SIGLO XIII. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Persian cross with an inscription in the pahalavi language in altar in St. Mary's knanaya church, Valiyapally in Kottayam, Kerala, India, Asia

Rune stone outside the cathedral dating from the 11th century. The stone was put up by Tyke as a memorial after the death of Gunnar, son of Grim. Vaxjo town. Smaland, Sweden

Stone, Oratorio de Sant Blai, Saint Blai Oratory . Campos, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

SEPULCRO EN LA FACHADA DE SAN FELIX. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN FELIX. GERONA. SPAIN.

EPITAFIO SEPULCRAL DE DIEGO GARCIA DE PAREDES. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. TRUJILLO. CACERES. SPAIN.

Baptismal font

Asia, India, Jodhpur. Hand prints of Rajput women.

Buddhist symbols in Wat Ounalom : sculpture depicting the wheel and lotus flower . Phnom Penh. Cambodia. (Phnom Penh, Cambodge)

Mausoleum at the church in Alverdissen Mausoleum at the church in Alverdissen

Greece, Central Macedonia, Litohoro, Mount Olympus, Agios Dionysios monastery, exterior

Circular sculpture inside the Adinath Jain temple at Ranakpur in Rajasthan, India.

SEPULCRO.

The Church Of St. Augustine ; UNESCO World Heritage Site ; Old Goa ; Velha Goa ; India

Ermita de Santa Coloma Ermita de Santa Coloma, Albendiego, Guadalajara Province, Spain

Romanesque baptismal font Romanesque baptismal font, Sant Martin de Tours de Gausac, originally dated to the end of the 13th century or beginning of the 14th century and is of Romanesque-Gothic style, Gausac, Lerida, Catalunya, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22282709

Egypt, Cairo. Finely carved marble pulpit of the Coptic Christian Orthodox church called, The Hanging Church built atop a Roman watchtower, Old Cairo, Egypt.

Ireland, County Mayo, Ballintubber Abbey, A replica of the first wooden church built in 441 AD when St. Patrick came to Ballintubber, Interior view.

Santa Maria Magdalena Cuitzeo, Michoacan, Mexico

Church, wall, graffiti, stone

Old Rusty Cross on Grave

Cruz de término.Búger. Comarca de Raiguer. Mallorca. Baleares.España.

ABC Islands, CURACAO, Willemstad: Punda, Mikve Israel Emanuel Synagogue (b.1651), Old Gravestone detail Oldest continuously operating Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere

crossroads

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Jerusalem, Yad Vashem. At the Valley of the Communities the names of over 5,000 Jewish communities that were destroyed during the Holocaust are engraved on 107 walls.

Jewish symbols on a gravestone, historical Jewish cemetery, this burial place was occupied from 1737 to 1934, Hagenbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Grave stone with a sword, Clonca Church near Culduff, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland, British Isles, Europe

Coll, Santa Maria de l'Assumpció, west portal with Christ's monogram

Cross in the tower of the Castillo, Sanctuario de la Vera Cruz, sanctuary of the "true cross" in Caravaca de La Cruz, Province Murcia, Spain, Europe

Pilgrim's staff, symbol, monastery, church, inn, pilgrimage station, Camino de Santiago or the Way of St James, Roncesvalles, Orreaga, Pyrenees, Navarre, Spain, Europe

View into the historical Jewish cemetery, Star of David in the entrance gate, Baiersdorf, Middle Franconia, Bavaria Germany

sacred water fountain in Lagoudi village (Kos), Greece

image of Saint Anne on the facade of the church, Santa Ana la Real, natural park of the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.

Europe, Czech Republic, Prague. Josefov, old Jewish Cemetery, Rabbi Low's tomb

Part of the stone fence with ancient ritual stones and frescoes in Demir Baba Teke, cult monument honored by both Christians and Muslims in winter near Sveshtari village, Isperih, Razgrad, Northeastern Bulgaria

SOL DE PORTOCARRERO ESCULPIDO EN EL TESTERO DE LA CAPILLA FUNERARIA DEL OBISPO DIEGO FERNANDEZ DE VILLALAN - SIGLO XVI. Author: OREA JUAN DE. Location: CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ENCARNACION. Almería. SPAIN.

Soller cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Bolivia. Oruro city. Church of Las Cruzadas..

Stela located in the Camp dels cremats in memory of the burning of 200 Cathar defenders of the castle of Montsegur, XIV century, mount Pog, Ariege, eastern pyrenees, France, europe.

Lunna Kirk, St. Margaret, the oldest church in continuous use in Shetland. Gravestone. Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain (Large format sizes available).

Syria - Ma'lula (Malula). Greek-orthodox monastery of Mar Takla (St. Thecla). The narthex of the church.

wall St Francis Church, Fort, Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Syrian Church (Mt. Zion). Curaculune, of St. Mark. Syrian or Syriac inscription found under plaster about 1520 A.D. 1940, Jerusalem

sculptures of the 14 apostles on the façade sculptures of the 14 apostles on the façade, sculptor Jorge Oteiza, Arantzazu Sanctuary, municipality of Onati, , Basque Country, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21366646

cruz de termino, creu den Noreta, Campos, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Baptismal font of Basilica Son Peretó of Paleochristian cult, archeological site Son Peretó, Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Grave of the monk Dom Pierre Perignon, cellar master in the monastery Abbey (1639-1715), village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Se Cathedral ; Church Built In 1528 A.D. ; UNESCO World Heritage Site ; Old Goa ; Velha Goa ; India

St Clemet's Church in the village Rodel is considered the most important ecclesiastic buildings on the Western Isles. The grave of Alasdair Crotach MacLeod is one of the best sculptured tombs in Scotland. (Large format sizes available)

Carved wooden angel wayside shrine, San Salvador church, Pazos de Arenteiro, Boboros, Ourense province, Galicia, Spain.

Jew. Friedhof Prague The old Jewish cemetery in the Josefstadt of Prague existed from 1439 to 1787 with around 12,000 gravestones in several layers of earth.

Close-up of a vandalized stone wall, El Panecillo Hill, Quito, Ecuador

MOSAICO-UNDECIMA ESTACION-VIA CRUCIS. Location: HOSPITAL DE MUJERES. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Misterio del dolor.Misterios del Rosario. Pujol dels misteris. Santuario de LLuc. Escorca.Sierra de Tramuntana.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. España.

View into the historical Jewish cemetery, Star of David in the entrance gate, Baiersdorf, Middle Franconia, Bavaria Germany

The way of Saint james yellow arrow sign in Cirauqui Pamplona Spain

Via Dolorosa, 6. station, Veil of Veronica, old town, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East, Asia

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