Pelican in it's Piety Cartmel Priory, Replica Church Woodcarving 18cm / 7 Inches High Church Easter Candle Transfer 2025 Published: Dec 2000

Published: Dec 2000

ISBN: 9780852447857

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5cm / 5 inches x Width 15cm / 5 Inches

Pelican in it's Piety Cartmel Priory, Replica Church Woodcarving 18cm / 7 Inches High Church Easter Candle Transfer 2025 Published: Dec 2000Pelican 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