Anchorites

The last, and one of the most charming, of Velazquez 'works is the "Anchorites" of the Prado, which is perhaps his most airy and luminous, his tenderest and most poetic work.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

Spanish Chapel (c. 1355), or those of the "Anchorites" and the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

He created a tradition to which we owe two of the most important works of the fourteenth century, the anonymous frescoes of the "Anchorites" and of the "Triumph of Death." at the Campo Santo of

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

Anchorites, seem, nevertheless, to have made little impression on the

Anne of Geierstein 2008

We're still dependent on your world for many things-from coffee to books to computers-and in fact we have no inclination of cutting ourselves off like Anchorites and merely scampering into a dreamworld.

ncunuabula: Catalogue of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Curiosa, Conspiracy Theory, Frontier Science & Alternative Worlds from Emory Cranston Part II 1994

The second kind is that of Anchorites, or Hermits, who not in the first fervour of conversion, but after long trial in the monastery, and already taught by the example of many others, have learnt to fight against the devil, are well prepared to go forth from the ranks of the brotherhood to the single combat of the desert.

The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964

Century, addressed to a Society of Anchorites, being a translation from the Latin Work of Simon de Ghent, Bishop of Salisbury.

Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc Various

He has had several children by her in the desert of this world, Apostles, Anchorites, Cenobites, and many others, who have voluntarily embraced poverty.

The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi Father Candide Chalippe

Anchorites wearing only loincloths sat quietly in little groups, their bodies besmeared with the ashes that protect them from the heat and cold.

Autobiography of a Yogi Yogananda, Paramhansa, 1893-1952 1935

Anchorites wearing only loincloths sat quietly in little groups, their bodies besmeared with the ashes that protect them from the heat and cold.

Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922