{"id":940,"date":"2020-01-24T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/?page_id=940"},"modified":"2020-01-24T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:58:11","slug":"pictures-and-statues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/building-history\/features-of-the-church\/pictures-and-statues\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures and statues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box  gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last gradient-column-1 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333333;}<\/style><div id=\"alg_back_button_wp_widget-2\" class=\"widget alg_back_button_wp_widget\"><a href=\"javascript:history.back()\" class=\"alg_back_button_simple \" style=\"\"><< Return to previous section<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box  gradient-container-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last gradient-column-2 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-960\" src=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-200x348.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-400x697.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-588x1024.jpg 588w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-600x1045.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-768x1338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-800x1393.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-882x1536.jpg 882w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-1176x2048.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-1200x2090.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8507-scaled.jpg 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Madonna and Child<\/h2>\n<p>The statue of the Madonna and Child is inscribed: \u2018Pray for Russell J Pitcher (Churchwarden)\u2019 and dated 1947. <a href=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/biographies\/russell-james-pitcher\/\">Pitcher<\/a> was Borough Treasurer of Bury St. Edmunds.<\/p>\n<h2>St Michael Statue<\/h2>\n<p>This statue, which once stood by an altar dedicated to St Michael, was made by Oscar Zwink and was given in memory of <a href=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/building-history\/church-people\/cecil-john-hazell\/\">Cecil John Hazell<\/a>, who died in the Second World War in 1944. Zwink was a popular wood <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-963 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-200x317.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-400x634.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-600x951.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-646x1024.jpg 646w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-768x1217.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-800x1268.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-969x1536.jpg 969w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-1200x1901.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-1292x2048.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8548-scaled.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/>carver of the early 20th century in Oberammergau, southern Germany. It was formerly in the College of St Michael, a girls\u2019 school in Northgate Street with close ties to St John\u2019s. St Michael is an archangel who will fight and overcome the devil, and so is typically depicted as a warrior.<\/p>\n<h2>Smaller statues<\/h2>\n<p>There is a statue of St John the Baptist on a tall stand adjacent to the pillar at the west end of the south side of the nave, appropriately near the font.<\/p>\n<p>A statue of Our Lady of Walsingham is on a low stand adjacent to a pillar on the north side of the nave, towards the west end. Our Lady of Walsingham is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was believed to have appeared to the noblewoman Richeldis de Faverches in 1061 in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk.<\/p>\n<h2>Organ crucifix<\/h2>\n<p>Painted by Genista Dunham in 2010.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-967 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-200x215.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-400x430.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-600x645.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-768x826.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-800x860.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-952x1024.jpg 952w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-1200x1290.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-1428x1536.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EN1_8427-1905x2048.jpg 1905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/>Pictures<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Deposition<\/strong><br \/>\nThe large painting in the chancel was presented by Bella Eugenie Le Butt (1862-1957) in 1949. Her father Josiah (1831-88) owned The Champion Haymaker Works in Bury St Edmunds. A corn dresser made by him can still be seen in the Museum of East Anglian Life. The image shows Christ being taken down from the cross by St John, the \u2018Beloved\u2019 disciple and a very appropriate choice for a church dedicated to St John.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tondo<\/strong><br \/>\nThis circular picture is also in the chancel and is of Mary and Jesus with St John and Angels, a reproduction of a work after Botticelli. It was given in memory of James Balaam, assistant organist who died in Germany in 1945.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Icon of Christ<\/strong><br \/>\nThis icon hangs in a prominent position on one of the pillars on the north side of the nave. It is by <a href=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/building-history\/church-people\/helen-mcildowie-daltrey\/\">Helen McIldowie-Daltrey<\/a>, and was presented in 1998.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-961\" src=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00061-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Stations of the Cross<\/h2>\n<p>In 2006, following a national competition, the Church commissioned a set of Stations of the Cross from the celebrated religious artist, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/building-history\/church-people\/revd-iain-mckillop\/\">Revd Iain McKillop<\/a>. These were dedicated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/building-history\/church-people\/rt-revd-clive-young\/\">Rt Revd Clive Young<\/a>, Bishop of Dunwich, on 2 February 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Stations of the Cross are a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion. They represent the path he walked to Mount Calvary, and are intended to help Christians to make a spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of Christ\u2019s Passion. Commonly, a series of 14 images will be arranged in numbered order, with the follower travelling from image to image, individually or in procession, stopping at each station to say the selected prayers and reflections. This will usually be done during Lent, especially on Good Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-970 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Capture_00055-copy-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Here at St John\u2019s, the altarpiece of the resurrection in the Lady Chapel was added to the traditional fourteen stations. Iain McKillop writes: \u2018The realism of the paintings is designed to emphasise the physical truth of Christ\u2019s sacrifice. His figure is idealised however, suggesting his authority and his strength to form and redeem creation, to carry and support us. This station hangs behind the Lady Chapel altar, suggesting hope to those who come to pray, who may be suffering from grief and pain like Mary. The Risen Christ\u2019s embrace is behind the priest presiding at the altar. As the Eucharistic elements are raised we are reminded that Christ\u2019s sacrifice is life-giving.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A series of sonnets as meditations on the Stations, written by the artist, are available in the church.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":730,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":971,"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940\/revisions\/971"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjohnsburystedmunds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}