Lectern - Holy Cross church - Epperstone, Nottinghamshire, UK - Wooden Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

An oak lectern in the form of an eagle in the Church of the Holy Cross, Epperstone. Located at the east end on the nave. The finely carved eagle stands on a wooden ball finial on a hexagonal shaft upon a stepped hexagonal base. The eagle has outstretched wings upon which the Bible rests.

"The symbolism of the eagle derived from the belief that the bird was capable of staring into the sun and that Christians similarly were able to gaze unflinchingly at the revelation of the divine word. Alternatively, the eagle was believed to be the bird that flew highest in the sky and was therefore closest to heaven, and symbolised the carrying of the word of God to the four corners of the world.

The tradition of using eagle-shaped lecterns predates the Reformation. Medieval examples survive in a number of English churches."

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I do not think this eagle lectern is medieval, but probably dates from one of the Victorian era restorations of the church in 1853 and 1879.

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