19th century Stained glass window in St Cuthbert's Chapel on Inner Farne Island Northumberland depicting a pelican in her piety. The Pelican-in-her-Piety is an allegorical depiction of Jesus Christ, in both His sacrificial love and resurrection. In an age when literacy was limited, the image of the Pelican-in-her-Piety would have been recognisable and understood by everyone who saw it and was, in particular, interpreted as being symbolic of the Eucharist.
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19th century Stained glass window in St Cuthbert's Chapel on Inner Farne Island Northumberland depicting a pelican in her piety. The Pelican-in-her-Piety is an allegorical depiction of Jesus Christ, in both His sacrificial love and resurrection. In an age when literacy was limited, the image of the Pelican-in-her-Piety would have been recognisable and understood by everyone who saw it and was, in particular, interpreted as being symbolic of the Eucharist.
Photo ID: 009576
Author: David Tipling / Birdphoto.co.uk
David Tipling / Birdphoto.co.uk
Photo size: 8.1 Mpixels (23.3 MB uncompressed) - 2742x2969 pixels (9.1x9.9 in / 23.2x25.1 cm at 300 ppi)