Title
The Shrine of St Frideswide
Subject
Oxford's saint
Description
St Frideswide’s Priory (now Oxford Cathedral) opened a new shrine to house Frideswide’s relics in 1180.
Protestant reformers saw such beliefs and practices as mere superstition. This shrine was one of many sites that they destroyed from the late 1530s onwards, along with books, statues, stained glass, and other artefacts. All that now remains of the original shrine is the platform on which it rested.
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Publisher
Museum of Oxford
Rights
Photo credit: By kind permission of the Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford
Alt text
A carved stone sculpture stands on a carved stone plinth beneath a vaulted church ceiling. The sculpture is shaped into several arches, which are decorated with carved foliage.
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