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Every photograph and painting on this site comes from Wikimedia Commons. We use only images in the public domain or under CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA licences, and we credit each one where it appears.

Photographs and portraits

• Pius IX, by Adolphe Braun, 1875Adolphe Braun, 1875. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Papa Leone XIII (3x4 cropped)Braun et Compagnie, 1878. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Pius X, by Ernest Walter Histed (retouched)Ernest Walter Histed, 1914. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Benedictus XV, by Nicola Perscheid, 1915 (retouched)Nicola Perscheid, 1915. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Pius XI, by Nicola Perscheid, circa 1922 (retouched)Nicola Perscheid, 1922. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Pius XII with tabard, by Michael Pitcairn, 1951 (retouched)Michael Pitcairn, 1951. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Ioannes XXIII, by De Agostini, 1958–1963De Agostini Editore, 1958. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Pope Paul VI 1969 Portrait (4x5 cropped)Fotografia Felici, 1969. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Paus Johannes Paulus I (Bestanddeelnr 929-9074) (cropped)Anefo, 1978. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• ADAMELLO - PAPA - Giovanni Paolo II - panoramio (cropped)Gregorini Demetrio, 1988. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Pope Leo XIV 3 (3x4 cropped)Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar, 2025. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Gregory the Great with the Holy SpiritBritish Library. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Exultet Rolls of Southern Italy, detail of Pope Gregory VIIUnknown author, 1087. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Bartolomeo Passarotti - Pius VBartolomeo Passarotti and workshop, 1566. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Portrait of Pope Alexander VI Borgia (Vatican Museums - Musei Vaticani, Vatican)Attributed to Pedro Berruguete, 1495. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Giotto - Bonifatius VIII (cropped)Giotto, 1300. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Papa Martino VVenetian school / After Pisanello. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Età di paolo I, storie di noè, di giuseppe e cristo in trono tra ss. e padri della chiesa occ.le e or.le, 757-767, 16(cropped)Sailko, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
• Pope Damasus - Biblia Sancti Martialis Lemovicensis, Folio 4vUnknown author. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Benoit-XVI 2Medialpj, 2011. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Pope Francis Korea Haemi Castle 19Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
• Rom, Vatikan, Petrusgrab unterhalb des Papstaltars des Petersdoms in den Vatikanischen GrottenDnalor 01, 2015. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
• Vaticano - Basilica di San Pietro (40964262100)Fred Romero from Paris, France, 2018. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
• Basilica Sancti Petri blue hourJebulon, 2013. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Aedicule, Which Contains the Holy Sepulchre Itself (42582140794)Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, 2018. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Rom, Calixtus-Katakomben, Krypta der PäpsteDnalor 01, 2007. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Avignon, Palais des Papes by JM RosierJean-Marc Rosier, 2008. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Apsis mosaic San ClementeJastrow, 2006. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Nave, Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano (46276851412)Sonse, 2018. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
• Altar of Leo the Great (440-461 AD) Marble Relief of Meeting of Pope Leo I and Attila the Hun, by Alessandro Algardi, 1646-53 (48466535252)Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, 2019. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Pope Innocent III (Monastery of Subiaco)Carlo Raso, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Castello di Canossa 88SIG SG 510, 2018. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Santa Maria Maggiore Tomb of Pius VJoseolgon, 2024. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
• Giotto, bonifacio VIII proclama il giubileo del 1300, frammento 02Giotto, 1300. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Konzilgebäude Konstanz 20230602 0079Tilman2007, 2023. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Vatican-assemblee-1870-119120 2Unknown author, 1870. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Rear NW Basilica Francesco Assisi Sep23 A7C 07913Timothy A. Gonsalves, 2023. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• San Damiano Assisi fc01Fczarnowski, 2022. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Bologna, San Domenico, arca di San Domenico (2)Palickap, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Palmier des JacobinsFrédéric Neupont, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• HipponeOris. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Saint Monica's TombQuodvultdeus, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Monte Cassino AbbeyThePhotografer, 2022. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Monte Cassino abbey from cemeteryLudmiła Pilecka, 2007. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
• Pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick trail, 2010Dale Simonson, 2010. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
• Tomba Santa Caterina da Siena - RomaLovio, 2009. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Murallas de Ávila - 01Carlos Delgado, 2011. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Segovia - Convento de los Carmelitas Descalzos 04Zarateman, 2009. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Santuario de Loyola. BasílicaJose Luis Filpo Cabana, 2013. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
• Front Elevation of Basilica of Bom JesusiMahesh, 2024. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Carmel de Lisieux 2Chatsam, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Sant'Antonio (Padua) - FacadeDidier Descouens, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Mosaic and arch - Sant'Agnese fuori le mura - Rome 2016José Luiz, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Santa Lucia al Sepolcro (Siracusa) 10 11 2019 02Effems, 2019. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Santa Cecilia in Trastevere FacadeNateBergin, 2026. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
• Carthage amphitheatreNeil Rickards, 2003. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
• Agora of İzmir, July 201231774, 2012. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Colosseum interior 2012 sweep panoramaColin, 2012. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the WallsLivioandronico2013, 2015. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art ProjectHans Holbein the Younger, 1527. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Hans Holbein the younger (c.1497-1543) (after) - John Fisher - NPG 2821 - National Portrait GalleryUnknown author. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Don Bosco @ Torino, 1880 (original)Attributed to Carlo Felice Deasti, 1880. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul @ Paris (32274270056)Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, 2017. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
• Basilique de la Visitation - 207Medium69 (William Crochot), 2015. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Iglesia Santa Rosa, Lima, Perú, 2015-07-28, DD 08Diego Delso, 2015. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe - Main altar - New Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Mexico 2024José Luiz, 2024. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Bethlehem St Jerome graveQasinka, 2013. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Atrium of the Basilica of Sant'AmbrogioÓðinn, 2015. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca.
• St. Anthony's Monastery 2006Tentoila, 2006. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Romanesque cloister of the Abbey of FontenayIbex73, 2020. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Fr.Maximilian Kolbe 1936Unknown author, 1936. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Padre Pio portraitFXDManfredonia (Italian Wikipedia), derivative work by MisterNox, 1947. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Edith Stein (ca. 1938-1939)Unknown author, 1938. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Ars-sur-Formans Basilique Saint-Sixte Extérieur Dome 2Zairon, 2020. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• The Basillica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo 01Lebu Ayiga, 2024. Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
• Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument March 27 2022 various 17 37 09 133000Nesnad, 2022. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
• Siostra Faustyna Kowalska - Płock (1931)Unknown author, 1931. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Abtei St. Hildegard, Rüdesheim, West facade 20140922 1DXR, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
• Basílica de San Juan de Ávila 20250222 192323Tyk, 2025. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Narekavank 1911Eruand Lalayean (died 1931), 1911. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Chambre Josephine Bakhita SchioXavier Hemmer, 2022. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Altar in the Grotto of the Nativity 2010Wknight94, 2010. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Nave of the Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)Radosław Botev, 2013. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 pl.
• Nazareth. Israel-05317 - Grotto Altar (34390259885)Dennis G. Jarvis, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
• Holy Land 2016 P0577 Jordan River Kasr al-Jahud site of the baptism of JesusFallaner, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Kafarnaum BW 20Berthold Werner, 2010. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• ISRAEL, Tabgha, Sea of Galilee (2)Britchi Mirela, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Hermon Springs, Golan Heights(5418346315)Bill Rice from Flat Rock, MI, USA, 2011. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
• Garden of Gethsemane Olive Trees (25595685200)Konrad Summers from Santa Clarita (Valencia) , California, USA, 2016. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
• Golgotha chapel, Holy Sepulchre 2010Wknight94, 2010. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Stone of the Anointing, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem 01Beko, 2018. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• 2013-Aerial-Mount of OlivesGodot13, 2013. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Damascus Street called straight 8266Dosseman, 2009. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Antakya Church of St. Peter exterior ın 2004 01Dosseman, 2019. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Interior of Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 07Antoine Taveneaux, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
• Loaves and fish, Crypt of Lucina, Catacomb of Callistus, 2nd century AD, from the from the book Die Malereien der Katakomben Roms, plate 28Unknown painter, 2nd century; photograph published by Joseph Wilpert, 1903. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
• Appian WayLivioandronico2013, 2014. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Paintings and icons

• Fra Angelico, The Annunciation, 1425–1426 (main panel). Museo del Prado, Madrid.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Andrei Rublev, The Trinity, early 15th century. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Byzantine icon, The Archangel Michael, 14th century. Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Bernhard Plockhorst, The Good Shepherd, 19th century.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Book of Kells, folio 27v, the symbols of the four evangelists, c. 800. Trinity College Library, Dublin.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Byzantine icon, Christ Pantocrator, encaustic, 6th century. Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Raphael, Christ’s Charge to Peter, tapestry cartoon, 1515–1516. Royal Collection, on loan to the V&A, London.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• James Tissot, Zacchaeus in the Sycamore Awaiting the Passage of Jesus, 1886–1894. Brooklyn Museum, New York.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Rembrandt, The Apostle Paul, c. 1657. National Gallery of Art, Washington.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Juan de Juanes, The Last Supper, c. 1562. Museo del Prado, Madrid.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Sassoferrato, The Virgin in Prayer, 1640–1650. National Gallery, London.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Valentin de Boulogne, Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, c. 1618–1620. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Jean-François Millet, The Angelus, 1857–1859. Musée d’Orsay, Paris.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Sandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study, c. 1480. Church of Ognissanti, Florence.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Raphael, St Paul Preaching in Athens, tapestry cartoon, 1515–1516. Royal Collection, on loan to the V&A, London.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.
• Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, 1601. National Gallery, London.Public domain. Wikimedia Commons.

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