Demonic possession...? Too much sipping of wine from the cruet?
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Maybe the Carvers used drugs this time around?!
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Quote:St Albans cathedral's new carving features facemask
'The restoration of a rare medieval shrine means a cathedral now features a figure wearing a face-mask.
The shrine of St Amphibalus, at St Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire will be on display when it reopens for visitors on 17 May.
The Wokeness of Gargoyles.
The figure "reminds us the history of St Albans stretches forwards as well as backwards", a cathedral spokesman said.
The work, which took more than a year to complete, was funded by a grant and more than a thousand other donors.
It was due to be unveiled in June last year, but work was delayed due to the pandemic.
The project, called "Alban, Britain's First Saint", has been funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and donations.
Work to conserve and restore the shrine started in June 2019, was put on hold in March last year, and resumed in February.
It is the first time in centuries that the cathedral's two medieval shrines can be appreciated together, fully restored, the diocese said.
The shrine of St Amphibalus is one of Britain's 13 medieval pedestal shrines and St Albans is the only British cathedral to house two.
Dr David Carrington, director of Skillington Workshop, which carried out the work, said: "The preservation of the surviving 14th Century
carvings, the setting-out to allow restoration of missing sections and the interpretation and carving of these missing bits in the original
spirit and style all presented unique challenges."
Carvers used their imagination and included the new masked figure to commemorate "its reconstruction during the pandemic", the
cathedral said...'
Maybe the Carvers used drugs this time around?!
Quote:'...The Reverend Canon Abi Thompson, Acting Dean of the cathedral, said: "The newly restored Shrine of St Amphibalus creates a freshBBC:
focus for prayer, and is a beautiful way to tell part of the story of this extraordinary place to visitors.
"The masked figure reminds us that the history of St Albans stretches forwards as well as backwards, and pilgrims will be able to mark
the latest chapter in the history of this cathedral alongside Amphibalus and Alban, who were there at the very beginning."...'
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