Medieval Monastery Six Clerics Collection – Custom Printed Brick Block Figure

Collection Introduction

The Medieval Monastery Six Clerics Collection brings together three brown-robed monks, a brown-habit nun, a black-habit nun and a black-robed priest. Their different clothing, expressions and equipment create a varied group for monastery-inspired interiors, courtyards, village scenes and other religious-themed brick displays.

Staff not included: The staff/crozier shown in some individual images is not included in this collection.

Included: Six complete figures, one of each design described below, with their listed hood, shoulder cowl, veil-style headwear, hairpiece, tankard, pipe, chalice, books and rosaries. There is one hooded monk with a tankard and rosary; one bare-headed monk with a book and rosary; one monk with a shoulder cowl, pipe and gold-colored chalice; two nuns, each with veil-style headwear, a book and rosary; and one priest with black hair, a book and rosary. Multiple views show the same six designs and do not add extra figures or equipment. No staff or crozier is included.

1. Medieval Monastery Hooded Monk with Tankard and Rosary

Character Identification

A stern brown-robed monk wears a removable brown hood and holds a brown tankard and cross-ended rosary. His hooded silhouette and drinking vessel distinguish him from the other monks.

Detailed Character Description

• A flesh-toned face has strong dark eyebrows, facial lines and a downturned mouth.
• Brown robe folds, a chest cross, a pale rope belt and sandal/toe details are printed artwork.
• The brown hood, tankard and beaded rosary are separate physical pieces.

Included: One monk figure, brown hood, brown tankard and brown rosary.

2. Medieval Monastery Monk with Book and Rosary

Character Identification

This bare-headed brown-robed monk carries a cross-marked brown book and a separate brown rosary. His serious expression gives the group a quiet reading or listening character.

Detailed Character Description

• The bare flesh-toned head has strong eyebrows and printed facial lines.
• Brown robe artwork includes folds, a cross-pendant motif, pale rope belt and printed sandals.
• The physical book has a raised cross design, and the physical rosary ends in a cross.

Included: One monk figure, brown book and brown rosary. The staff/crozier pictured in an individual image is excluded.

3. Medieval Monastery Monk with Pipe and Chalice

Character Identification

A bare-headed monk wears a separate brown shoulder cowl and carries a long-stem brown pipe and gold-colored chalice. The broad cowl and bright cup give this design a distinctive silhouette.

Detailed Character Description

• A serious printed face sits above the separate neck-and-shoulder cowl.
• The brown robe, cross, pale rope belt and sandal details are printed on the figure.
• The pipe and chalice are physical accessories; gold-colored describes the cup’s appearance.

Included: One monk figure, brown shoulder cowl, brown pipe and gold-colored chalice.

4. Medieval Monastery Brown Habit Nun with Book and Rosary

Character Identification

The brown-habit nun has a light central robe panel, black-and-white veil-style headwear and a calm smiling expression. She carries a brown book and separate brown rosary.

Detailed Character Description

• Black-and-white headwear frames the flesh-toned face.
• Brown outer-garment artwork surrounds the light robe panel and white neckline, with a printed cross and pale rope belt.
• The cross-marked book and beaded rosary are physical pieces held separately.

Included: One nun figure, black-and-white veil-style headwear, brown book and brown rosary.

5. Medieval Monastery Black Habit Nun with Book and Rosary

Character Identification

The black-habit nun combines a broad white neckline, black-and-white veil-style headwear and a smiling face. Her dark clothing contrasts with the brown-habit companion.

Detailed Character Description

• The chest cross is silver-colored printed artwork.
• A brown belt and hanging bead-and-cross motif decorate the clothing; the hanging motif is printed.
• The brown book and one separate cross-ended rosary are physical accessories.

Included: One nun figure, black-and-white veil-style headwear, brown book and one separate brown rosary.

6. Medieval Monastery Black Robed Priest with Book and Rosary

Character Identification

The priest has a black side-swept hairpiece, serious face and black buttoned clothing with a white collar tab. He holds a brown book and a separate rosary.

Detailed Character Description

• The black hairpiece is separate from the flesh-toned printed head.
• A central button line and gold-colored chain-and-cross motif are printed on the black garment.
• The white collar tab is a visible design detail within the imaginative monastery theme.
• The cross-marked brown book and brown rosary are physical accessories.

Included: One priest figure, black hairpiece, brown book and brown rosary.

Historical / Thematic Background

This collection creates an imagined religious community through differences in costume, expression and equipment. The three monks share brown robe and rope-belt artwork, but their hood, book, pipe and drinking vessels give each a distinct presence. The two nuns introduce contrasting brown-and-light and black-and-white clothing, while the priest’s buttoned black garment and side-swept hair add another recognizable character to the group.

Together, the figures can populate a cloister walkway, a reading room, a chapel-inspired interior or a village courtyard. Books and rosaries suit quiet scenes, while the tankard, pipe and chalice offer different poses around a table or doorway. Arranging the figures in smaller conversations can give a larger building several points of interest, rather than presenting the whole group in a single line.

The monastery setting is a broad design theme that leaves the builder free to choose the community’s architecture and story. Printed crosses, garment folds and bead motifs connect the figures visually, while the separate props give their hands and poses variety. The contrasting robes, veils and collar make the characters easy to distinguish, allowing the same six figures to support both an intimate interior scene and a larger village display.