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The Pulpit
Picture taken during the Extravagant Visions Flower
Festival - 2003
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THE PULPIT was made in 1914 and given by
the Trustees of St John’s.
It is elaborately
carved and shows the 'Holy Men of Old':
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Moses holding the
tablets of law;
Elijah the
prophet;
and St John The Baptist who linked the Old Testament with
the New. >
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< Alternating between them are angels, each bearing a shield with a
special device – IHS the sacred monogram denoting Christ's name; PAX
(Peace) and AGNUS DEI (Lamb of God).
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| The figures of the four
evangelists are on the stairway. At the foot of each is their
representation in art – a Man for St Matthew; a Lion for St Mark; an Ox
for St Luke; and an Eagle for St John. Shown here is St Mark > |
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