Russian Orthodox nuns dress. Order of St Basil, St Augustin, Jesuit. BANKES 1789

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Habits of different orders of the Greek Church in Russia; 1. A Greek nun of the Order of St. Basil. 2. A nun of the ancient order of St. Augustin. 3. A Jesuit nun. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Grignion Sculp. Provenance: "A New Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography", by Thomas Bankes, Edward Warren Blake, Alexander Cook & Thomas Bowen, printed for C. Cooke, No. 17, Pater-Noster Row (1789). Type: Antique copperplate print. Orthodox Christianity

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Size: 2270px × 1897px
Location: Russia
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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