The Statue was cared by Sir Jacob-Epstein during 1934-5 from a block of Subiaco marble. It was given to Coventry Cathedral at the wish of Lady Epstein and dedicated on 22 March 1969.
ECCE HOMO represents Christ before Pilate with his hands bound and a crown of thorns upon his head. *
*quoted from a plaque beneath [...]
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Ecce Homo
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2025
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This 2009 interpretation of The Last Supper is by contemporary artist Lorna May Wadsworth. Featuring the Jamacan-born model Tafari Hinds as Christ.
It hit the headlines in the summer of 2020 when the artist heard it had been shot while in situ behind the altar of a church in Gloucestershire. The damage occurred on Christ’s right [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2024
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The Nativity Scene by Arnolfo Di Cambio
For many centuries, the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major was called Saint Mary of the Manger or The Bethlehem of the West, owing to preservation in the Basilica, sine the 7th Century, of the precious relic of the Manger of the Child Jesus (today at the relquary crypt below the Main Altar. Originally, it [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2024
Each person shines with his or her own light. No two flames are alike. There are big flames and little flames, flames of every color. Some people’s flame are so still they don’t even flicker in the wind, while others have wild flames that fill the air with sparks. Some foolish flames neither burn nor [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2024
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Rome – Day Four
We chose to have breakfast in the fresh air looking towards St Peter’s Basilica in the distance. Our food attracted a lone wasp so we distracted it by leaving a few scraps of food on a separate plate which kept it entertained and away from my food.
Today was Mr C’s significant birthday and he chose [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2024
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Maundy Thursday
This day saw the beginning of a sequence of rapidly-unfolding events that would lead to Jesus’ crucfixion. On this day, Jesus gathered with his disciples to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover. During this celebration, commonly called the Last Supper because it was Jesus’ final meal before his arrest and death, Jesus established the practice [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2024
