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Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London 1901-1939, was born #OnThisDay in 1858. This chromolithographic print appeared in Vanity Fair in 1912 showing the Bishop “in his lighter moments”.

Today we are remembering the British artist Stephen Sykes, who died #OnThisDay in 1999. This photograph shows Sykes’ work in the Gethsemane Chapel of Coventry Cathedral the year it was consecrated, in 1962. [CIO/PHO/NEG/744]

Today we remember Margaret, Queen of Scotland, reformer of the Church, who died #OnThisDay in 1093. Born in exile in Hungary, she married Malcolm III of Scotland in 1070. Both are depicted her in a 16th century Scottish armorial [MS 316]

Today we commemorate Bartholomew the Apostle. This image, from a 1710 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, depicts Bartholomew holding a knife next to a bowl containing his own flayed skin, symbols of his martyrdom. [**H5145.A4 1710]

Today is the feast of Columba, Abbot of Iona and missionary, d.597. Detail from the cover of Charles Buckler's 'The cathedral or abbey church of Iona', 1866 [H5300.B8]

James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England #OnThisDay in 1603 after the death of Queen Elizabeth I. This engraved portrait of James I based on Van Dyck's painting, was printed in 1720s [Prints 009/044].

Clergyman Samuel Roffey Maitland, Lambeth Palace Librarian, travelled through Europe in around 1830. He captured clothing of that period in his watercolour paintings. Some images are identified as Breslau - today #Wroclaw, #Poland. [MS 1945, p. 9] #FolkloreThursday

Today the Church remembers Catherine of Alexandria. This is an illumination of Catherine from the 13th century Lambeth Apocalypse [MS 209, f 50].

Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born #OnThisDay in 1840. This coloured print shows baptism ceremony performed by Archbishop Howley at Buckingham Palace on 10th February 1841 [Prints 023/142].

"With the shadows of evening gathering around him - alone and happy..." Our copy of 'Gerald Eversley's Friendship' was owned by E. F. Benson (1867-1940) and is interleaved with hand-drawn illustrations by members of the Benson family [BNS 12]