Florence, Italy - Illustrations

Florence, Italy - Illustrations

An Italian priest's red alb hangs from a hanger before mass in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy on 26 December 2023. Photo by Laurent coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a quilted priest's robe in nine strips of mottled colors in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

Visitors at Izumo-taisha in Shimane Pref.

Visitors at Izumo-taisha in Shimane Pref.

MATSUE, Japan - People visit Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture on May 27, 2014. The Imperial Household Agency announced the same day Princess Noriko, second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, has become engaged to Kunimaro Senge, chief priest's eldest son of the shrine.

Witness account of Hiroshima bombing sent to Manhattan Project head

Witness account of Hiroshima bombing sent to Manhattan Project head

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows copies of an eyewitness account written by the Rev. John A. Siemes (1907-1983), a German priest of the Society of Jesus, of the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Time magazine that carried the account. A recently discovered document shows that the priest's account was sent in autumn of 1945 to U.S. Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project.

Priest's efforts to help quake victims far from over

Priest's efforts to help quake victims far from over

KOBE, Japan - Father Hiroshi Kanda always wears a sweat-absorbing handkerchief around his neck. He refuses to remove handkerchief until his efforts to help earthquake victims are no longer needed. By Toshikazu Baba

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario Carlesi & Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario Carlesi & Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario Carlesi & Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario Carlesi & Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario Carlesi & Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Sophia Loren Characters: Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni Characters: Valeria Billi, Don Mario Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario, Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario, Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Dino Risi & Sophia Loren Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Sophia Loren Characters: Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario, Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni & Sophia Loren Characters: Don Mario, Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Marcello Mastroianni Characters: Don Mario Carlesi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Sophia Loren & Marcello Mastroianni Characters: Valeria Billi, Don Mario Carlesi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

The Priest'S Wife (1970)

Sophia Loren Characters: Valeria Billi Film: The Priest'S Wife (La moglie del prete) It/Fr 1970, Director: Dino Risi 22 December 1970 Date: 22 December 1970

LA MOGLIE DEL PRETRE

LA MOGLIE DEL PRETRE

LA MOGLIE DEL PRETRE [IT / FR 1971] aka THE PRIEST'S WIFE MARCELLO MASTROIANNI Date: 1971

Priest's lifetime mission as expiator of Holocaust

Priest's lifetime mission as expiator of Holocaust

Father Manfred Deselaers speaks in an interview in Oswiecim, Poland, on Nov. 18, 2014. Deselaers devotes himself to acts of redemption over the Holocaust as a German and as a follower of the Catholic Church that was allegedly cooperative with Nazi Germany. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Witness account of Hiroshima bombing sent to Manhattan Project h

Witness account of Hiroshima bombing sent to Manhattan Project h

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows copies of an eyewitness account written by the Rev. John A. Siemes (1907-1983), a German priest of the Society of Jesus, of the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Time magazine that carried the account. A recently discovered document shows that the priest's account was sent in autumn of 1945 to U.S. Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project. (Kyodo)

The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

Stereograph of Rikushu-no-matsu (Land Boat Pine) of Rokuonji Temple taken from the west side of the hojo (head priest's quarters), facing west-northwest. It is said that this pine was planted by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. The branches were formed to look like a boat. On the left is the ohjoin (large study), and the roof of the kuri is visible on the right. Two boys wearing hakama are facing each other. Taken in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐41‐0]

A priest

A priest

A priest standing in front of a temple gate. He is holding a long fan and wearing a priest's robe and long kesa. This is a stereograph taken in Nagasaki by Wilhelm Burger. A photograph depicting the same scene was taken by F. Beato. Probably taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Wilhelm Burger, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number70‐27‐0]

A priest

A priest

This is a photograph from a small Yokohama album. The woman is posing as a Buddhist priest at a photograph studio, wearing a kesa over a priest's kimono, white socks, and a cowl. She is holding a hossu brush.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐10‐0]

The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

Rikushu-no-matsu (Land Boat Pine) of Rokuonji Temple seen from the west side of the hojo (head priest's quarters), facing west-northwest. It is said that this pine was planted by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The branches were formed to look like a sailboat. The bow faces west toward the Western Pure Land of Buddhist lore. The buildings in the right foreground and far left are the hojo and ohjoin (large study), respectively. The roof of the kuri is visible on the far right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐13‐0]

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

A gathering is held near the Gwangju District Court on April 27, 2020, to call for an apology from former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan on April 27, 2020. Chun stood trial for allegedly making slanderous statements about a late activist priest's eyewitness accounts of a brutal crackdown in his memoir. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

A gathering is held near the Gwangju District Court on April 27, 2020, to call for an apology from former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan on April 27, 2020. Chun stood trial for allegedly making slanderous statements about a late activist priest's eyewitness accounts of a brutal crackdown in his memoir. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

Former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan, accompanied by his wife and former first lady Lee Soon Ja, leaves the Gwangju District Court on April 27, 2020. Chun stood trial for allegedly making slanderous statements about a late activist priest's eyewitness accounts of a brutal crackdown in his memoir. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

Former S. Korea Pres. Chun on trial for defamation

Former South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan leaves the Gwangju District Court on April 27, 2020. Chun stood trial for allegedly making slanderous statements about a late activist priest's eyewitness accounts of a brutal crackdown in his memoir. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo