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  • A statue of the body of Jesus Christ set in a beautiful gold glass sided casket on the 29th of October 2019, inside the Church of Sao Roque or Igreja de Sao Roque, Lisbon, Portugal
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  • Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich, located in the heart of Dulwich Village, the first of Edward Alleyn’s foundation buildings to be completed, being consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 1 September 1616. The Old College and Almshouses (Edward Alleyn House) situated at the junction of Gallery Road and College Road, Dulwich Village SE21, were completed by 1618. The central section houses Christ's Chapel which was consecrated in 1616. The west wing originally housed the Almshouses, then became the home of the College. The buildings have been known as the Old College since the New College was opened in 1870. The west wing now houses the offices of the Estate Governors.
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  • Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich, located in the heart of Dulwich Village, the first of Edward Alleyn’s foundation buildings to be completed, being consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 1 September 1616. The Old College and Almshouses (Edward Alleyn House) situated at the junction of Gallery Road and College Road, Dulwich Village SE21, were completed by 1618. The central section houses Christ's Chapel which was consecrated in 1616. The west wing originally housed the Almshouses, then became the home of the College. The buildings have been known as the Old College since the New College was opened in 1870. The west wing now houses the offices of the Estate Governors.
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  • Early morning skyline of Rio de Janeiro, the Corcovado, Christ and the Guanabara bay, Brazil
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  • People walk along Market Street in Spitalfields, a shopping and market district in the City of London. Popular also as a hang out for city workers on their lunch breaks. At the end of 2005, after 18 years of sensitive preparation, the Spitalfields regeneration programme was completed. This regeneration has resulted in the creation of two new public spaces. Christ Church, Spitalfields is an Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor. Situated on Commercial Street
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  • Christ Church Spitalfields. Built between the years 1714 and 1729, designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor.
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  • A statue of the Virgin and the infant Christ in the Duomo, Verona, Italy
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  • Christ the Redeemer, the most famous landmark of Rio de Janeiro.
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  • Christ the Saviour Serbian Orthodox Cathedral is an unfinished Serbian Orthodox Church on the campus of the University of Pristina, the construction was interrupted by the Kosovo war and it has never been completed. Pristina, Kosovo.  Photographed on the 13th of December 2018, Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo, it has a mainly Albanian population along with other smaller communities.
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  • Christ the Saviour Serbian Orthodox Cathedral is an unfinished Serbian Orthodox Church on the campus of the University of Pristina, the construction was interrupted by the Kosovo war and it has never been completed. Pristina, Kosovo.  Photographed on the 13th of December 2018, Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo, it has a mainly Albanian population along with other smaller communities.
    Kosovo-Pristina-2304.jpg
  • Mural of the Christ the Redeemer, favelarte project. Complexo do Alemao favela is one of the largest favela complexes in Brazil. Seen from above in the cable car, it stretches as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately recently it has been the location of shootouts between Police UPP and gangs who control the area. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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  • A group of Filipino women take photographs of each others with a Christmas statue of the new born Christ, Maria and Joseph. It is Christmas Eve and thousands of Catholic Filipino women have congregated in Central Hong Kong to celebrate Christmas. Hong Kong has a huge Filipino population, most of them women working as domestic servants. They meet in public on their days off since none of them have their own private accomodation. 7 million people live on 1,104km square, making it Hong Kong the most vertical city in the world.
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  • Christ the Saviour Serbian Orthodox Cathedral is an unfinished Serbian Orthodox Church on the campus of the University of Pristina, the construction was interrupted by the Kosovo war and it has never been completed. Pristina, Kosovo.  Photographed on the 13th of December 2018, Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo, it has a mainly Albanian population along with other smaller communities.
    Kosovo-Pristina-2281.jpg
  • Monica Prazl, rock climbing up the Sugar Loaf mountain with views of the Corcovado (Christ), Botafogo bay and beach and the Yacht club. Climbing is a popular activity amongst the middle classes.
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  • Men playing football on Niteroi beach with a view of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • Men playing football on Niteroi beach with a view of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • Men playing football on Niteroi beach with a view of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • Men playing football on Niteroi beach with a view of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • Pilgrimage to Kalwaria Zebrzdowska, Festival of the Assumption. August 15th, 1997. Poland. The origins of the Sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska go back to 1601, when MikoĊ‚aj Zebrzydowski, erected a chapel dedicated to the Crucifixion of Christ, following a model in chalk of the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
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  • Men playing football on Niteroi beach with a view of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • Boys playing football on Niteroi beach with a view of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain, Rio de Janeiro.
    20130412_football_brazil_0315_1.jpg
  • The Alhambra Palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalucia, Spain. Figure of Christ inside the Church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra.
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  • Street preacher extoling the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ on Whitehall, while a street drinker is passed out on the pavement behind him on 17th June, 2019 in London, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Street preacher extoling the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ at Piccadilly Circus in a scene of empty desolation as the national coronavirus lockdown three continues on 29th January 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Following the surge in cases over the Winter including a new UK variant of Covid-19, this nationwide lockdown advises all citizens to follow the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
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  • Street preacher extoling the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ at Piccadilly Circus in a scene of empty desolation as the national coronavirus lockdown three continues on 29th January 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Following the surge in cases over the Winter including a new UK variant of Covid-19, this nationwide lockdown advises all citizens to follow the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
    20210129_covid piccadilly_003.jpg
  • An accompanied group of Austrian schoolchildren mess about below an effigy of Christ in St. Stephens Church on 28th June 2016, in Vienna, Austria. While some chat among themselves, others are on their knees to inspect below the floor through the gaps of a grating. St. Stephens Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147. The most important religious building in Vienna, St. Stephens Cathedral has borne witness to many important events in Habsburg and Austrian history.
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  • A local resident on the top floor of an apartment building, looks across the town towards by the presence of a crucified Christ on the cross on 18th June 2016, in Montpellier, France. The Christian effigy dominates a street corner on Boulevard Ledru-Rollin, a perimeter ringroad around ancient walls.
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  • A crucified Christ on the cross stands in blue sky and high cirrus cloud, a theme of heavenly and spiritual presence on a summers day, on 18th June 2016, in Montpellier, France.
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  • The Holy Paso depicting the Crucifixion passes through Seville's Plaza Espana during its annual Semana Santa Easter passion processions. Some 60 processions are scheduled for the week, from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday morning. The climax of the week is the night of Holy Thursday, when the most popular processions set out to arrive at the Cathedral on the dawn of Good Friday, known as the madrugá. At the centre of each procession are the pasos, an image or set of images set atop a movable float of wood. The structure of the paso is richly carved and decorated with fabric, flowers and candles. Many of the structures carrying the image of Christ are gilded, and those carrying the image of the virgin often silver-plated.
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  • A sheet metal Jesus crucifix a popular local copy from an historical Rutherian church near Jaworki, on 20th September 2019, near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland. The village of a thriving Rutherian community was once here in Biala Woda where over 100 farms were located - the remains of which are still seen. A wooden cross with a figure of Christ cut from sheet metal survived the culture. Similar crosses and chapels can be found in the colloquial language of White Water  in the Romanian, Ukrainian or Eastern Slovakia Carpathians. 
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  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
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  • A young couple beneath the faces from The Taking of Christ c1602 the painting of the arrest of Jesus, by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and currently being exhibited at the National Gallery, London.
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  • Visitors walk beneath the faces from The Taking of Christ c1602 the painting of the arrest of Jesus, by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and currently being exhibited at the National Gallery, London.
    caravaggio_people-05-12-09-2016.jpg
  • Christ the redeemer seen from Sugar Loaf mountain at sunset, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • View from Christ the redeemer, the most famous landmark of Rio de Janeiro.
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  • View of the Guanabara bay, Christ the Reedemer statue and the Sugar Loaf mountain from Niteroi beach, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • The Alhambra Palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalucia, Spain. Figure of Christ inside the Church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra.
    20131023_alhambra church santa maria...jpg
  • Crucifix of Christ on the cross in St Peters Church in Wapping, London, England, United Kingdom. St Peters, Wapping, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Wapping Lane. It was built in 1865–1939. The church was the first Anglican mission to the poor of London. Work was begun in 1856 by the Revd Charles Lowder MA and a group of priests, all were members of the Society of the Holy Cross. The Society had been founded a year earlier with the express purpose of banding priests to a common rule of life and prayer in mission service.
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  • Christ on the cross interior of the Cathedral of San Rufino in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. In this church Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Clare, and many of their original disciples were baptised. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
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  • Street preacher extoling the ways of the Lord Jesus Christ at Piccadilly Circus in a scene of empty desolation as the national coronavirus lockdown three continues on 29th January 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Following the surge in cases over the Winter including a new UK variant of Covid-19, this nationwide lockdown advises all citizens to follow the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
    20210129_covid piccadilly_004.jpg
  • Local French teenagers mess about with a ball in Place Royal du Peyrou where the presence of a large crucified Christ looks down on their youth and boredom, on 18th June 2016, in Montpellier, France.
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  • Translated into Portuguese is religious Bible scripture from Timothy 2:5 and painted onto a rock that forms part of the breakwater, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. In English, it reads: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.
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  • A sheet metal Jesus crucifix a popular local copy from an historical Rutherian church outside an abandoned industrial building on the outskirts of Jaworki, on 20th September 2019, <br />
near Szczawnica, Malopolska, Poland. The village of a thriving Rutherian community was once in nearby Biala Woda where over 100 farms were located - the remains of which are still seen. A wooden cross with a figure of Christ cut from sheet metal survived the culture. Similar crosses and chapels can be found in the colloquial language of White Water  in the Romanian, Ukrainian or Eastern Slovakia Carpathians. 
    poland-152-20-09-2019.jpg
  • A devoted young Christian girl holds the hand of a Jesus statue in the foyer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons in central London, England. It is a Sunday morning and members of the Mormon church in Exhibition Road, central London have gathered for their service. The statue of Jesus stands in the corner of the churchs fmodern architecture.
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  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus10-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • A local woman walks past an effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. The lady passes beneath the dominating figure that stands above the pavement. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus11-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • A small girl kicks her leg on a toy scooter, past an effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. The lady passes beneath the dominating figure that stands above the pavement. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus13-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus01-16-10-2014_1.jpg
  • A local shopper walks beneath an effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus04-16-10-2014_1.jpg
  • An effigy of Jesus Christ encased in a shrine box outside a Catholic church in Camberwell, south London. Encased in a glass-sided box and behind what resembles yellow garden fencing, the Christian idol stands with outstretched arms, a traditional figure for Catholics to practice idolatry. The church walls are constructed from red brick, in a style much-seen in industrial buildings.
    catholic_jesus05-09-01-2014_1.jpg
  • Below an effigy of Christ on the cross is a banner asking passers-by if theyre thinking about joining the Catholic faith in south London, on 21st September 2016, in Waterloo, SE1, London borough of Southwark, England UK.
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  • A young boy reaches up to touch a Yoda busker and other passers-by in front the faces from The Taking of Christ c1602 the painting of the arrest of Jesus, by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and exhibited, on 30th September 2016, at the National Gallery, London, England.
    caravaggio_people-09-30-09-2016.jpg
  • Visitors walk beneath the faces from The Taking of Christ c1602 the painting of the arrest of Jesus, by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and currently being exhibited at the National Gallery, London.
    caravaggio_people-03-12-09-2016.jpg
  • A Yoda costume head and other passers-by in front the faces from The Taking of Christ c1602 the painting of the arrest of Jesus, by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and exhibited, on 30th September 2016, at the National Gallery, London, England.
    caravaggio_people-05-30-09-2016.jpg
  • Christ the redeemer seen from Sugar Loaf mountain at sunset, Rio de Janeiro.
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  • The Skyline of Pristina including the National Library of Kosovo ‘PjetEr Bogdani’ and the incomplete  Christ the Saviour Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, on the 13th of December 2018, Pristina, Kosovo.  Pristina is  the capital and largest city of Kosovo, it has a mainly Albanian population along with other smaller communities.
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  • A Christian man sits on a bench outside the Design Museum on Kensington High Street, on 6th January 2019, in London, England.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion.<br />
Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • A stained glass depiction of a Christian artwork showing God or Jesus surrounded by angels and accompanied by apostles and/or saints in a London church.
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  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
    _F3A1076_1.jpg
  • Starting in the 1950s, sculptor Antone Martin fashioned concrete into over 35 Biblical figures. Despite the apparent theme, he created the park as his personal statement of peace rather than religious devotion. Statues dot the hillside above the Evangelical Free Church. There are groupings of disciples listening to the Sermon on the Mount, apostles and other biblical characters in discussion or contemplation. The bright alabaster sculptures of followers tend to face away from the sun, while the Messiah faces the bustling town of Yucca Valley.
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  • Man dressed as Jesus walks through police lines at Occupy London protest at St Pauls, October 15th 2011. Protest spreads from the US with this demonstrations in London and other cities worldwide. The 'Occupy' movement is spreading via social media. After four weeks of focus on the Wall Street protest, the campaign against the global banking industry started in the UK this weekend, with the biggest event aiming to "occupy" the London Stock Exchange. The protests have been organised on social media pages that between them have picked up more than 15,000 followers. Campaigners gathered outside  at midday before marching the short distance to Paternoster Square, home of the Stock Exchange and other banks.It is one of a series of events planned around the UK as part of a global day of action, with 800-plus protests promised so far worldwide.Paternoster Square is a private development, giving police more powers to not allow protesters or activists inside.
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  • Shop selling religious icons, paintings and pictures in the area of Monastiraki. Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece (making it one of the few European countries with a state religion). Other major religions include Catholicism, Islam and Protestantism. According to a 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, 81% of Greek citizens believe that there is a God, whereas 16% believed in some sort of spirit or life force and 3% responded that they did not believe there is any sort of God, spirit or life force. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Customers sitting outside a cafe next to a shop selling religious icons, paintings and pictures in the area of Omonia. Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece (making it one of the few European countries with a state religion). Other major religions include Catholicism, Islam and Protestantism. According to a 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, 81% of Greek citizens believe that there is a God, whereas 16% believed in some sort of spirit or life force and 3% responded that they did not believe there is any sort of God, spirit or life force. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • The 50th Notting Hill Carnival in West London. A celebration of West Indian / Caribbean culture and Europe's largest street party, festival and parade. Revellers come in their hundreds of thousands to have fun, dance, drink and let go in the brilliant atmosphere. It is led by members of the West Indian / Caribbrean community, particularly the Trinidadian and Tobagonian British population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 2 million people in the past and centres around a parade of floats, dancers and sound systems.
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  • The 50th Notting Hill Carnival in West London. A celebration of West Indian / Caribbean culture and Europe's largest street party, festival and parade. Revellers come in their hundreds of thousands to have fun, dance, drink and let go in the brilliant atmosphere. It is led by members of the West Indian / Caribbrean community, particularly the Trinidadian and Tobagonian British population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 2 million people in the past and centres around a parade of floats, dancers and sound systems.
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  • The hand of a Christian holds up a small sign with the word Jesus for tourists of many countries and cultures in Leicester Square, on 29th August 2019, in London, England.
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  • A crucifix looks down on headstones in a rural Slovenian village church, on 18th June 2018, in Bohinjska Bela, Bled, Slovenia.
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  • Andalucian ceramic tiling showing Jesus on a church wall in Seville. Beneath the growing Seville oranges that are ripening on their tree in the street below, we see a downbeat Jesus in a gloriously religious context.
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  • In a quirky scene of religious morality and a Christian lifestyle, a figure of Jesus stands surrounded by the bottles of an alcoholic night for others, on 18th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The World Health Organisation has called on governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases as it released its Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014 earlier this week, which found alcohol consumption in Portugal is still above the European average. 18 is the legal age for the purchase of alcohol in Portugal.
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  • An interior of St. Krzyzas Chapel, a subterranean church 1km beneath ground in Wieliczka Salt Mine, on 24th September 2019, in Wieliczka, Krakow, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • The tomb of a former Mayor and officer of the Legion dHonneur, Pol Calvet during WW2 in the village cemetery of Lagrasse, on 21st May 2017, in Lagrasse, Languedoc-Rousillon, south of France.  Lagrasse is listed as one of Frances most beautiful villages and lies on the famous Route 20 wine route in the Basses-Corbieres region dating to the 13th century.
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  • Detail of a crucifix in the cemetery of the church of St Radegonde in Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, France. Built in 1094, the church was a resting place for the Pilgrimage of Saint James of Compostela on the via Turonensis, because the pilgrims crossed the river Gironde at this spot. Talmont-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region, 5 km (9.3 mi) south of Royan, on a small promontory which dominates the Gironde estuary.
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  • The annual Christmas nativity scene entitled Christmas Crib by the artist Tomoaki Suzuki and located in Trafalgar Square, attracts interest from onlookers, on 13th December 2019, in London, England.
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  • Inside Pele's modest and cramped barber's shop, the equally legendary barber Didi has been trimming Pele's hair since the young star's early years at Santos FC, over 45 years. This modest space, oposite Vila Belmiro Santos stadium  has an interior redolant with religious idolatry and is a temple to the living legend, Santos.
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  • Church Wall With Chalked Religious Graffiti, on 10th June 2016, Golders Green, London.
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  • A Veolia street cleaner arrives at the scene of household waste bags that have been raided by foxes and seagulls overnight on the 1st of July 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom.
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  • Sisters in the gardens of Tyburn Convent on Bayswater Rd, London.
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  • Shop selling religious icons, paintings and pictures in the area of Monastiraki. Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece (making it one of the few European countries with a state religion). Other major religions include Catholicism, Islam and Protestantism. According to a 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, 81% of Greek citizens believe that there is a God, whereas 16% believed in some sort of spirit or life force and 3% responded that they did not believe there is any sort of God, spirit or life force. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Shop selling religious icons, paintings and pictures in the area of Monastiraki. Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece (making it one of the few European countries with a state religion). Other major religions include Catholicism, Islam and Protestantism. According to a 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, 81% of Greek citizens believe that there is a God, whereas 16% believed in some sort of spirit or life force and 3% responded that they did not believe there is any sort of God, spirit or life force. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Shop selling religious icons, paintings and pictures in the area of Monastiraki. Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece (making it one of the few European countries with a state religion). Other major religions include Catholicism, Islam and Protestantism. According to a 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, 81% of Greek citizens believe that there is a God, whereas 16% believed in some sort of spirit or life force and 3% responded that they did not believe there is any sort of God, spirit or life force. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Shop owner preparing his plastic flowers next to a shop selling religious icons, paintings and pictures in the area of Monastiraki. Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece (making it one of the few European countries with a state religion). Other major religions include Catholicism, Islam and Protestantism. According to a 2005 Eurobarometer Poll, 81% of Greek citizens believe that there is a God, whereas 16% believed in some sort of spirit or life force and 3% responded that they did not believe there is any sort of God, spirit or life force. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Crucifix in Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysus. Built in 1865, this stone basilica displays an interesting portico, resting upon a marble colonnade. The evocative interior reveals three separate naves with an abundance of marble columns and haunting frescoes. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • The 50th Notting Hill Carnival in West London. A celebration of West Indian / Caribbean culture and Europe's largest street party, festival and parade. Revellers come in their hundreds of thousands to have fun, dance, drink and let go in the brilliant atmosphere. It is led by members of the West Indian / Caribbrean community, particularly the Trinidadian and Tobagonian British population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 2 million people in the past and centres around a parade of floats, dancers and sound systems.
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  • Romanesque with Baroque interior of Saint Andrea Church in Spello, Umbria, Italy. Chiesa di SantAndrea was built in the first half of the eleventh century and was an example of Francisan architecture.
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  • Saint Emiliano church in Trevi, Umbria, Italy. Trevi is an ancient town and comune on the lower flank of Monte Serano. The Duomo of Sant Emiliano is a Romanesque building with a carved door and an apse with carved corbels, the interior of which was significantly reworked in the 18th century.
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  • The Caravana Crucifix, dating from 1341 in the Museum of Saint Agostina, Genoa, Italy. Begun by the Augustinians in 1260, it is one of the few Gothic buildings remaining in the city, after the numerous demolitions in the 19th century. Secularised in the 1790s it eventually became a museum of architecture before being destroyed in the Second World War. The building reopened as the Museo di SantAgostino in 1984.
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  • A man carrying a coolbox walks past a Christian shrine by the Piazza del Duomo in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
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  • A crucifix looks down on headstones in a rural Slovenian village church, on 18th June 2018, in Bohinjska Bela, Bled, Slovenia.
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  • A Christian religious shrine with a Jesus figure with a person waiting for a bus at a bus stop in rural Slovenia, on 18th June 2018, in Bohinjska Bela, Bled, Slovenia.
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  • In a quirky scene of religious morality and a Christian lifestyle, a figure of Jesus stands surrounded by the bottles of an alcoholic night for others, on 18th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The World Health Organisation has called on governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases as it released its Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014 earlier this week, which found alcohol consumption in Portugal is still above the European average. 18 is the legal age for the purchase of alcohol in Portugal.
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  • British Prime Minister, John Major centre with Secretary of State for the Environment, Chris Patten left listen to speeches at the Conservative party conference on 11th October 1991 in Blackpool, England.
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  • Lunchtime Londoners rest in summer sunshine beneath a crucifix, 15th August 2016 in the City of London, UK. Siting on benches outside the church of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe on Queen Victoria Street. As the effigy of jesus seemingly looks down at her, the lady is asleep with head tilted at an awkward angle, a man sits with the remains of his lunch by his side. First mentioned around 1170, the church got its name when in 1361, Edward III moved his Royal Wardrobe to just north of the church. It was from this association that the church acquired its unique name. It was lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666 then rebuilt in 1695 and destroyed again by German bombing during WW2. when only the tower and walls survived. It was rebuilt and rededicated in 1961.
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  • Detail of a crucifix on a derelict grave in a rural French hamlet in Indre-et-Loire. The long-forgotten effigy lies leaning against the piled up stone remains of the grave, gathered up and left in the corner, tidied up and abandoned by the authorities.
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  • The annual Christmas nativity scene entitled Christmas Crib by the artist Tomoaki Suzuki and located in Trafalgar Square, attracts interest from onlookers, on 13th December 2019, in London, England.
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