Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Crown of the Andes, a votive crown originally made for a larger than life-size statue of the Virgin Mary in the Cathedral of Popayán, Colombia.It contains 450 emeralds, including some that were purportedly taken from the captured Inca Emperor Atahualpa (1497–1533).
The prescription of the solemn rite to crown venerated images is embedded in the Ordo Coronandi Imaginem Beatæ Mariæ Virginis published by the Holy Office on 25 May 1981. Prior to 1989, pontifical decrees concerning the authorization of canonical coronations were handwritten on parchment.
Free-Images.com – More than 12 Million Public Domain/CC0 stock images, clip-art, historical photos and more. Excellent Search Results. Commercial use OK. No attribution required. No login required. Good Free Photos – All public domain pictures of mainly landscape but wildlife and plants as well
The royal family has boasted some very long-lived members—Prince Philip passed away barely two months before his centenary, Queen Elizabeth lived to be 96, and her mother, the late Queen Mother ...
The Queen's collection of royal jewels will likely pass to Prince Charless, but there are calls for them to be returned to countries they were stolen from.
There are 130 known photographs of Abraham Lincoln.Lincoln was the most photographed American of the 19th century. [1] Lincoln was photographed many times by the American Civil War photographers Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner who were officially appointed to document the war. [2]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Some of the earliest examples of these types of crowns can be found in ancient Egypt, from the simple fabric type to the more elaborate metallic type, and in the Aegean world. [4] A diadem is also a jewelled ornament in the shape of a half crown, worn by women and placed over the forehead (in this sense, also called tiara).