Convent From Within - Carmelite 1904
Inside a Carmelite covent, portrays the daily life of the nuns belonging to the ancient order, no one is allowed in the convent except a priest to administer the last sacraments at the hour of death. On Good Friday, bread and water constitute the meals for the day. Beer may be taken but no wine. The nuns sit on the floor, while one stands and reads aloud
Picture No
13972818
Media ID
47837967
Size
5800px x 3918px
(6.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph in L'Illustration', 29 October 1904, page 293 and also in Harmsworth Magazine', May 1905, volume xvi, page 430
Date
1904
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