St Winefride
1896
Standing figure of Winefride. She holds a martyr's palm and a crosier with the Agnus Dei.
artist: Joseph Swynnerton
Church of St Winefride, Holywell, Flintshire
(liturgical) north transept (Chapel of St Winifrede)
Fundraising for the sculpture began in 1893 and about £400 was paid to the sculptor. It was carved in Rome, and blessed by Pope Leo XIII in the Vatican before being shipped to London in 1896. It was finally brought to the Holywell in 1901 and formally unveiled in 1904, before being moved to its present position in 1909.
Information on the statue kindly provided by Tristan Gray Hulse.
Standing figure of Winefride. She holds a martyr's palm and a crosier with the Agnus Dei.
artist: Joseph Swynnerton
Church of St Winefride, Holywell, Flintshire
(liturgical) north transept (Chapel of St Winifrede)
Fundraising for the sculpture began in 1893 and about £400 was paid to the sculptor. It was carved in Rome, and blessed by Pope Leo XIII in the Vatican before being shipped to London in 1896. It was finally brought to the Holywell in 1901 and formally unveiled in 1904, before being moved to its present position in 1909.
Information on the statue kindly provided by Tristan Gray Hulse.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 21-11-2023
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Further reading
T. W. Pritchard, St Winifrede, her Holy Well and the Jesuit Mission c. 650-1930 (Wrexham: Bridge Books, 2009), pp. 369-71.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2023.
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