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  • The child Samuel tells the priest Eli of the fate God has in store for him. Engraving by H. Moses, 1829, after J.S. Copley.
  • The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and a Levite walk on by. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth.
  • Jules Grévy takes the pulse of Marshal Macmahon, who lies sick in bed with a priest and another man; they are choking from the fumes of their burning bed; Léon Gambetta emerges from behind the scenes carrying a clyster. Coloured wood engraving, 1879.
  • Two priests and their server follow a funeral procession carrying an open coffin into a church. Etching by J. Pesne after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • Personifications of law, medicine and theology argue over the superiority of their respective professions. Engraving by GWHWHNM, ca. 1720.
  • Simeon holds the Christ child, who is holding an apple. Mezzotint by H. Dawe after G. Reni.
  • The good Samaritan helping a stranger who has been ignored by a priest and Levite. Line engraving by S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake.
  • The high priest questions Jesus after his arrest. Engraving by G. Huret after himself.
  • Christ is circumcised in a crowded church. Engraving by A. Sadeler after J. Speckaert.
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Christianity
Rites and ceremonies
Judaism - Customs and practices
Circumcision - Religious aspects - Judaism
Death
Surgery, Operative
Jesus Christ - Circumcision
Blood - Religious aspects
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