Stained glass window, St Paul's Church (C) Maigheach-gheal

SE1880 : Stained glass window, St Paul's Church

taken 7 years ago, near to Healey, North Yorkshire, Great Britain

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Stained glass window, St Paul's Church

Panel from the east window showing the Pelican-in-her-Piety.

'The Pelican-in-her-Piety'. In Christian art the pelican generally symbolises charity, but the phrase 'Pelican-in-her-Piety' has an interesting derivation. The word 'piety' here has the classical meaning of devotion to one's young. For many centuries it was thought that the pelican fed her offspring with her own blood, hence this representation. In fact, the bird transfers pre-masticated food to its young from a large bag under its beak.

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Grid Square: SE1880, 38 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Maigheach-gheal (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 6 April, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 10 August, 2011
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Religious sites
Subject Location: OSGB36: SE 1828 8066 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:13.2804N 1:43.2687W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SE 1828 8066
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)