Pelican in it's Piety Cartmel Priory, Replica Church Woodcarving 18cm / 7 Inches High Church Easter Candle Transfer 2025 from the Late 14th century

from the Late 14th century

Every Pilgrim's Guide to Assisi

carries us into sacred silence

Published: Dec 2000

Scholars often have questioned how much the New Testament can tell us about the Mother of Jesus

Pelican in it's Piety Cartmel Priory, Replica Church Woodcarving 18cm / 7 Inches High Church Easter Candle Transfer 2025 from the Late 14th centuryPelican in its Piety. Taken from the medieval carvings C. 1450 found upon the Misericords within the choir stalls of Cartmel Priory. This carving known as Pelican in its Piety shows a large bird from the Pelicanidae family, this being certain birds with pouches under the beak. An explanation of this carving is that it is an early Christian symbol originating in the Middle East. It usually depicts a female Pelican on her nest, with wings half spread