Madonna And Child On Parish Church - Chesterfield, UK - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

St Mary and All Saints, the world famous Crooked Spire Church at Chesterfield dates from the late 13 Century. It is the largest church in Derbyshire and is famous for it's unusual twisted and leaning Spire which stands 228 feet from the ground and leans 9 feet 5 inches from its true centre.

This Wikipedia article states “Images of the Madonna and the Madonna and Child or Virgin and Child are pictorial or sculptured representations of Mary, Mother of Jesus, either alone, or more frequently, with the infant Jesus. These images are central icons of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity where Mary remains a central artistic topic. No image (in either the Western or the Eastern Church) permeates Christian art as the image of Madonna and Child.

While Mary, the Mother of Jesus, may be referred to as "the Madonna" in other contexts, in art the term is applied specifically to an artwork in which Mary, with or without the infant Jesus, is the focus, and central figure of the picture. Mary and the infant Jesus may be surrounded by adoring angels or worshipping saints. Images that have a narrative content, including those of the many scenes which make up the Life of the Virgin, are not correctly referred to as "Madonnas" but are given a title that reflects the scene such as the Annunciation to Mary.”

Associated Religion(s): Christianity (Usually Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox but in this case Anglican) Statue Location: Above entrance to Chesterfield Parish Church Entrance Fee: None Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.

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