St Augustine's Cross, a 19th century cross to commemorate the meeting of King Æthelberht and the monk Augustine inAD 597, in Thanet, Kent,.UK.

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"19th century cross of Saxon design marks what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597." "St Augustine’s Cross stands close to the site at which an important meeting between St Augustine and King Æthelberht of Kent is said to have taken place nearly 1,500 years ago." "The cross carries carvings illustrating the Christian story on its west side: the Annunciation, the Virgin and Child, the Crucifixion and the Transfiguration. On the north side are the 12 apostles, on the south side 14 early Christian martyrs. The east side has runic ornamentation which continues nearly halfway down the shaft, the design then breaking into panels showing St Alban, St Augustine and Æthelberht. A Latin inscription commemorating the meeting of Æthelberht and Augustine, composed by Dr Liddell, Dean of Christchurch, is carved into the base of the cross." English Heritage website

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Size: 3718px × 4957px
Location: Thanet, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: .uk, 19th, augustine, century, close, cross, detail, england, george, granville, kent, king, leveson-gower, st, thanet, Æthelberht