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Works of mercy: just as water extinguishes fire, so works of mercy (with penitence) extinguish sin. Engraving attributed to T. Galle, 1601.

Orphans.

Charity being given to poor hungry beggars by a rich household. Engraving by L. Audran after S. Bourdon.

Visiting the sick: a grieving woman bends over a praying patient. Tinted aquatint by F.C. Lewis, 1831, after J. Flaxman.

The doctor.

Examples of charity: giving drink to the thirsty. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder.

Two women comforting a boy while a monk sits beside in despair. Wood engraving after Jessie MacGregor, 1872.

Acts of mercy. Oil paintings by Frederick Cayley Robinson, 1915-1920.

Charity being handed out in the form of clothes to the poor and needy. Line engraving by L. Audran after S. Bourdon.

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Examples of charity: giving drink to the thirsty. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder.

Two women comforting a boy while a monk sits beside in despair. Wood engraving after Jessie MacGregor, 1872.

Acts of mercy. Oil paintings by Frederick Cayley Robinson, 1915-1920.

The doctor.

Charity being handed out in the form of clothes to the poor and needy. Line engraving by L. Audran after S. Bourdon.