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Oxfordshire South East England Magdalen Street / St. Giles' |
The Martyr's Memorial |
Henry Weekes
1842 |
Victorian Gothic memorial, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, with three stone statues of the protestant martyrs, who were burnt at the stake in Broad Street, Oxford, for their belief in the Protestant Faith in 1555 and 1556:
![]() t. cranmer Thomas Cranmer (1489 - 1556), leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury, 1553-1555 (Wikipedia), facing north holding the Bible. |
![]() n. ridley Nicholas Ridley, (c. 1500 - 1555), Bishop of London and Westminster, 1550-1553 (Wikipedia), facing east. |
![]() h. latimer Hugh Latimer, (c. 1487 -1555), Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester (Wikipedia), with his arms crossed and head bowed westwards. |
Around the monument are coat of arms. Descriptions courtesy of Ruth Swan (April 2019).
![]() Left: coat of arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury Right: coat of arms of Thomas Cranmer |
![]() Left: a fairly common gravestone emblem of crossed torches signifying eternal life Right: unsure, could be crossed palm leaves a symbol of victory and, on a grave, symbolises victory of the spirit over the physical body |
![]() Left: coat of arms of the Bishop of Worcester Right: coat of arms of Hugh Latimer, with the addition of a band with the fleur de lis representing the resurrection - the three petals signify the Holy Trinity |
![]() Left: a representation of Cranmer's bible with the text: 'The Byble in Englysh authorised Maye MDXLI'. Right: a cup or possibly a communion goblet often represents the forgiveness of sin |
![]() Left: coat of arms of the Bishop of London Right: a rough representation of the coat of arms of the city of Oxford – the ox is crossing over a ford |
![]() Left: a wreath symbolising memory and also victory over death Right: a crown representing the crown of life |
To the glory of god |
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