Cherie's Place » St Edmunds Chapel http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Chapel of St Edmund – Tewkesbury Abbey http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/03/14/the-chapel-of-st-edmund-tewkesbury-abbey/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2016/03/14/the-chapel-of-st-edmund-tewkesbury-abbey/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:37:54 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=16886 St Edmunds Chapel

Saint Edmund (841 – 69) was brought up as a Christian, and became King of the East Angles in about AD 865.

In 869 – 70. The Great Army of Vikings, under Ingwar, invaded East Anglia. Edmund led his army against them, but was defeated and captured. He refused to deny his Christian faith or rule as Ingwar’s vassal. He was killed, being shot with arrows, and beheaded, as a roof boss in this chapel depicts.*

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Within the chapel is a  triptych depicting Jesus Christ, Jerusalem and Tewkesbury. The three-part painting features images associated with the town, such as mustard flowers and horseradish plants.

Christ the King

*From an information board next to the chapel

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