2017

TV5999 : St Mary's eagle lectern

taken 7 years ago, near to Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

St Mary's eagle lectern
St Mary's eagle lectern

The lectern is a copy of a medieval one in Holy Trinity Coventry.This was given in 1878 by Canon Thomas Pitman, vicar from 1828 - 1890 and marked the 50th year of his vicariate.
Eagle Lectern

The use of Eagles as Lecterns in churches certainly predates the reformation, and they are amazingly common. The Eagle is said to represent St John the Apostle, whose soaring symbolism makes the 4th gospel the most literary of the descriptions of Christ's ministry.

In the 5th century St Jerome used the Eagle as a metaphor for Christ's ascenscion, and an early legend held that the eagle would periodically renew its youth by flying near the sun and then plunging into a lake or fountain. On this basis the eagle became a symbol for the Resurrection as well as the Ascension. And, of course, the outstretched wings are a very convenient form for a lectern.

There is a brief Wikipedia article here: LinkExternal link


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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 27 April, 2017   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 17 November, 2019
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OSGB36: geotagged! TV 5988 9945 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:46.3562N 0:15.9660E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TV 5987 9946
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