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In the tumultuous year of 1963, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc made a powerful statement that shook the world

Background imageMonk Collection: English Orthodox church abbot and monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

English Orthodox church abbot and monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre
FLO4624830 English Orthodox church abbot and monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageMonk Collection: Representation of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of ancient Rome

Representation of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of ancient Rome
3480501 Representation of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of ancient Rome; (add.info.: Representation of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of ancient Rome)

Background imageMonk Collection: November represented as a priest from the cult of Isis

November represented as a priest from the cult of Isis
3480492 November represented as a priest from the cult of Isis; (add.info.: November represented as a priest from the cult of Isis)

Background imageMonk Collection: March and the onset of spring, represented as a hunter

March and the onset of spring, represented as a hunter
3480482 March and the onset of spring, represented as a hunter; (add.info.: March and the onset of spring, represented as a hunter)

Background imageMonk Collection: Louis of Granada

Louis of Granada
3329961 Louis of Granada; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis of Granada (1505-1588) a Dominican friar. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMonk Collection: A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)

A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things)
527491 A dissection in progress. From Le livre de la propriete des choses (On the Properites of Things) written by the English Franciscan monk Bartholomew Glanville called Bartolomaeus Anglicus

Background imageMonk Collection: St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 19th century (engraving)

St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 19th century (engraving)
531885 St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: one of great Fathers of early Christian church. Converted 386, bishop of Hippo 396)

Background imageMonk Collection: Portrait of William Thomson

Portrait of William Thomson
672642 Portrait of William Thomson; (add.info.: William Thomson - Tinted lithograph William Magee (18 March 1766 - 18 August 1831) was a Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin

Background imageMonk Collection: The Abbots of Couto and Valladares

The Abbots of Couto and Valladares
2910942 The Abbots of Couto and Valladares; (add.info.: 1813 Engraving depicting the Abbots of Couto and Valladares. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMonk Collection: Refectory in a Buddhist monastery, 1896 (engraving)

Refectory in a Buddhist monastery, 1896 (engraving)
2450180 Refectory in a Buddhist monastery, 1896 (engraving) by Regamey, Felix Elie (1844-1907); (add.info.: Religion. Buddhism. Refectory of bonzes in a buddhist monastery, Beijing, China)

Background imageMonk Collection: Line drawing of St Benedict

Line drawing of St Benedict
1578257 Line drawing of St Benedict; (add.info.: Line drawing of St Benedict handing his book (the Rule) to a group of monks symbolising the foundation of Western monasticism

Background imageMonk Collection: Line drawing of Brother William

Line drawing of Brother William
1578262 Line drawing of Brother William; (add.info.: Line drawing of Brother William, Englishman and companion of St Francis)

Background imageMonk Collection: Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Francis, c.1600-07 (oil on copper)

Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Francis, c.1600-07 (oil on copper)
5860618 Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Francis, c.1600-07 (oil on copper) by Albani, Francesco (1578-1660); 32.2--25.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Francesco Albani).

Background imageMonk Collection: Wulfstan II or Lupus, Archbishop of York, 11th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Wulfstan II or Lupus, Archbishop of York, 11th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre
FLO4622973 Wulfstan II or Lupus, Archbishop of York, 11th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

Background imageMonk Collection: Abbot Elfnoth of Westminster Cathedral, died 980. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre e

Abbot Elfnoth of Westminster Cathedral, died 980. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre e Stanghi from Giulio
FLO4622965 Abbot Elfnoth of Westminster Cathedral, died 980. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre e Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageMonk Collection: Various sects of Hindu priests or Brahmin with their religious paraphernalia at a river bank

Various sects of Hindu priests or Brahmin with their religious paraphernalia at a river bank
FLO4623603 Various sects of Hindu priests or Brahmin with their religious paraphernalia at a river bank. Identified as priests of Sceroteri, Canoge, Drauers, Brijbashi and Uriah

Background imageMonk Collection: Worshippers making offerings to a statue of Buddha or Fo in a banyan tree, Vietnam

Worshippers making offerings to a statue of Buddha or Fo in a banyan tree, Vietnam
FLO4624148 Worshippers making offerings to a statue of Buddha or Fo in a banyan tree, Vietnam. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imageMonk Collection: A kioum or Buddhist monastery in Burma. After an illustration in Michael Symes' Account of an

A kioum or Buddhist monastery in Burma. After an illustration in Michael Symes' Account of an Embassy to
FLO4624115 A kioum or Buddhist monastery in Burma. After an illustration in Michael Symes' Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava

Background imageMonk Collection: Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal

Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon
FLO4569046 Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon, near Liege, Belgium

Background imageMonk Collection: Group portrait of a community in South America, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)

Group portrait of a community in South America, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)
3566819 Group portrait of a community in South America, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: America 1870 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Background imageMonk Collection: Cyprus': the priest of the Avgoru village

Cyprus': the priest of the Avgoru village
3570785 Cyprus': the priest of the Avgoru village; (add.info.: Avgoru, Cyprus 1878-1879 ca. Photographer: Thomson, John); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Background imageMonk Collection: Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe

Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes
FLO4590103 Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Background imageMonk Collection: The body of Isabeau de Baviere secretly embarks at the Port Saint Landry of Paris in Saint Denis

The body of Isabeau de Baviere secretly embarks at the Port Saint Landry of Paris in Saint Denis in 1435 (engraving)
5944537 The body of Isabeau de Baviere secretly embarks at the Port Saint Landry of Paris in Saint Denis in 1435 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMonk Collection: Collegiate church. Interior. High altar. Painting. Franciscan friar praying in the woods

Collegiate church. Interior. High altar. Painting. Franciscan friar praying in the woods
6267505 Collegiate church. Interior. High altar. Painting. Franciscan friar praying in the woods (Franciscano en oracion en el bosque). Oil on copper

Background imageMonk Collection: fragment of the old wall of the choir, portrait of bishop, treasure of the cathedral of Saint

fragment of the old wall of the choir, portrait of bishop, treasure of the cathedral of Saint Vincent in Bayeux
7135144 fragment of the old wall of the choir, portrait of bishop, treasure of the cathedral of Saint Vincent in Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy

Background imageMonk Collection: fragment of the old wall of the choir, portrait of bishop, treasure of the cathedral of Saint

fragment of the old wall of the choir, portrait of bishop, treasure of the cathedral of Saint Vincent in Bayeux
7135143 fragment of the old wall of the choir, portrait of bishop, treasure of the cathedral of Saint Vincent in Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy

Background imageMonk Collection: Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash)

Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash, with some black ink on paper)
7308228 Temptation of St Anthony, 1688 (pen and faded brown ink with grey wash, with some black ink on paper); 20.6x37.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageMonk Collection: History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary

History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary, San Diego Queretaro Mission, Mexico
NWI4940705 History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary, San Diego Queretaro Mission, Mexico; (add.info.: History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra)

Background imageMonk Collection: History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary

History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary, San Diego Queretaro Mission, Mexico
NWI4940676 History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary, San Diego Queretaro Mission, Mexico; (add.info.: History of Religions: Statue of Pere Junipero Serra)

Background imageMonk Collection: Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin, c.1900 (chromo)

Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin, c.1900 (chromo)
3433708 Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin, c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: History. France. Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin (8th cent. ) Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI.

Background imageMonk Collection: Literature. Writing. A copyist in the Middle Age. Engraving in

Literature. Writing. A copyist in the Middle Age. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434747 Literature. Writing. A copyist in the Middle Age. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Background imageMonk Collection: Cartoon of a lustful priest listening to a wench's confession while leering at her bosom

Cartoon of a lustful priest listening to a wench's confession while leering at her bosom
FLO4717789 Cartoon of a lustful priest listening to a wench's confession while leering at her bosom. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier)

Background imageMonk Collection: Page from 'XV O'es' by William Caxton

Page from 'XV O'es' by William Caxton
3331103 Page from 'XV O'es' by William Caxton; (add.info.: Page from 'XV O'es' by William Caxton (1422-1491) n English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer

Background imageMonk Collection: Luis de Leon

Luis de Leon
3329969 Luis de Leon; (add.info.: Portrait of Luis de Leon (1527-1591) a Spanish lyric poet, Augustinian friar, theologian, and academic. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMonk Collection: Father Juan de Padilla found the cross deposited by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Father Juan de Padilla found the cross deposited by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4849751 Father Juan de Padilla found the cross deposited by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

Background imageMonk Collection: 19th century illustration depicting monk of the Cistercian order

19th century illustration depicting monk of the Cistercian order
3521326 19th century illustration depicting monk of the Cistercian order.; (add.info.: 19th century illustration depicting monk of the Cistercian order.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMonk Collection: Penny Readings, 1850

Penny Readings, 1850
3478102 Penny Readings, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'Greyfriar living well' for a poem by John O'Keefe from 'Penny Readings')

Background imageMonk Collection: Representation of the goddess Juno

Representation of the goddess Juno
3480507 Representation of the goddess Juno; (add.info.: Representation of the goddess Juno. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures'; (vols)

Background imageMonk Collection: Representation of the Vestal Virgins

Representation of the Vestal Virgins
3480506 Representation of the Vestal Virgins; (add.info.: Representation of the Vestal Virgins. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures'; (vols)

Background imageMonk Collection: Representation of the seven days of the week and other facets of time

Representation of the seven days of the week and other facets of time
3480504 Representation of the seven days of the week and other facets of time; (add.info.: Representation of the seven days of the week and other facets of time)

Background imageMonk Collection: Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue

Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue
3480497 Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue; (add.info.: Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures'; (vols)

Background imageMonk Collection: Hercules as the lifter (supporter) of the World

Hercules as the lifter (supporter) of the World
3480495 Hercules as the lifter (supporter) of the World; (add.info.: Hercules as the lifter (supporter) of the World. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquite expliquee et representee en

Background imageMonk Collection: August represented as man holding a large dish of waters

August represented as man holding a large dish of waters
3480493 August represented as man holding a large dish of waters; (add.info.: August represented as man holding a large dish of waters)

Background imageMonk Collection: January depicted as a Roman Consul lighting an altar to Janus

January depicted as a Roman Consul lighting an altar to Janus
3480489 January depicted as a Roman Consul lighting an altar to Janus; (add.info.: January depicted as a Roman Consul lighting an altar to Janus)

Background imageMonk Collection: May, represented as a man carrying flowers

May, represented as a man carrying flowers
3480485 May, represented as a man carrying flowers; (add.info.: May, represented as a man carrying flowers. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquite expliquee et representee en)

Background imageMonk Collection: Mendicant friars near Naples, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev

Mendicant friars near Naples, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev
2963184 Mendicant friars near Naples, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

Background imageMonk Collection: The old Navy Office, Crutched Friars, London, England in the 18th century

The old Navy Office, Crutched Friars, London, England in the 18th century
2913915 The old Navy Office, Crutched Friars, London, England in the 18th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: After an engraving by Thomas Taylor circa 1714)

Background imageMonk Collection: 15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving)

15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving)
XND76032 15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: representation of Isabelle of Baviera, John the Fearless)



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In the tumultuous year of 1963, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc made a powerful statement that shook the world. Faced with President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive anti-Buddhist measures and his mistreatment of protestors, Duc decided to take drastic action. On June 11th, at an intersection in Saigon, South Vietnam, he committed self-immolation. Captured by photographer Malcolm Browne, the image of Duc engulfed in flames became an iconic symbol of resistance and sacrifice. It served as a stark reminder of the lengths individuals would go to fight for their beliefs and bring attention to injustice. Centuries earlier, another monk left his mark on history through cartography. The Fra Mauro Map from 1460 challenged conventional wisdom by orienting south at the top instead of north. This bold choice showcased the innovative thinking and curiosity present within monastic circles during that time. Monks have often been associated with spiritual practices and devotion throughout history. From Dom Perignon perfecting champagne-making techniques to Coates Plymouth Gin crafted by monks using secret recipes passed down through generations – their dedication has resulted in exquisite creations enjoyed by many. Religious icons also play a significant role in monastic traditions. The Icon of St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury depicts him holding both the Holy Grail and a staff that miraculously bloomed with flowers – symbols representing faith and divine intervention. Artistic expressions have long captured various aspects of monastic life too. Antonello da Messina's painting "Saint Jerome in his Study" portrays contemplation amidst books and solitude while highlighting intellectual pursuits embraced by monks. Yet not all depictions are serene; some explore folklore or satire like "Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. " These images remind us that even those dedicated to spirituality can confront earthly challenges with humor or unconventional methods. Saint John of the Cross exemplifies the resilience and strength found in monastic figures.