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A new sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary by artist Aidan Hart in the Angel Choir of the I Listed Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The 7ft religious icon is one of the largest such works commissioned by the Dean since the Reformation several centuries ago. It was officially dedicated by the Bishop of Lincoln, the Rt Reverend Christopher Lowson.
The sculpture took three years for artist Aidan Hart to complete, and the finished piece weighs 1.5 tonnes. It was moulded from a block of limestone quarried locally from Great Ponton. It will now stand on a 20cm-high plinth.
Known in full as The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Grade I Listed Building and the seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549) before the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. It is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have."
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A new sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary by artist Aidan Hart in the Angel Choir of the I Listed Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The 7ft religious icon is one of the largest such works commissioned by the Dean since the Reformation several centuries ago. It was officially dedicated by the Bishop of Lincoln, the Rt Reverend Christopher Lowson.
The sculpture took three years for artist Aidan Hart to complete, and the finished piece weighs 1.5 tonnes. It was moulded from a block of limestone quarried locally from Great Ponton. It will now stand on a 20cm-high plinth.
Known in full as The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Grade I Listed Building and the seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549) before the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. It is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have."