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Sculptures at the St Mary Redcliffe |
artist unknown
19th century |
The church of Saint Mary Redcliffe was constructed from the 12th to the 15th centuries. The spire fell after being struck by lightning in 1446 and was not rebuilt until 1872.
Several sculptures are found on the exterior of the church, mainly at the tower and the north porch. All sculptures are from the 19th century.
The west and north façade of the tower have in the lowest tier both a series of seven statues of seated figures in niches divided by columns. In both, the central figure is Christ, the twelve others are the Twelve apostles.
 West: Christ with six apostles. |
 North: Christ with six apostles. |
 Female saint with book. |
 Bearded male saint. |
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The octagonal north porch has niches on alle faces, but only six of them at the west and north side have statues:
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 Blessing bishop with church |
 s. anselm Bishop with ship St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033/34-1109), archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109 (Wikipedia). |
 St. Mary |
 St. Joseph |
 Bishop |
 bp. cornish Bishop pointing in a book Charles Cornish (1842-1936), vicar of St. Mary Redcliffe, Anglican bishop of Grahamstown, 1899-1915 (Wikipedia) |
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