The Lichfield Angel is a late eighth-century Anglo-Saxon stone carving discovered at Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire, England, in 2003. It depicts the archangel Gabriel, likely as the left-hand portion of a larger plaque showing the annunciation, along with a lost right-hand panel of the Virgin Mary. The carving is thought to be the end piece of a shrine containing the remains of Saint Chad (died 672) to whom, with Mary, the cathedral is dedicated.
The Lichfield Angel was found buried in the nave of the cathedral during an archaeological survey of the area ahead of the construction of an altar platform. It was found broken into three pieces, two of which were placed face-down in the ground. The plaque was originally decorated with coloured pigments and the halo may have been gilded. The carving retains traces of the original pigments, which is rare for Anglo-Saxon painted stonework; the careful placement of the fragments in the ground has contributed to survival of the pigment.
The panels may have been broken and buried as a result of Viking raids on Mercia in the mid-9th century. They are now shown alongside the near contemporary Lichfield Gospels.
The LichfieldAngel is a late eighth-century Anglo-Saxon stone carving discovered at Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire, England, in 2003. It depicts...
Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires...
was Lichfield itself. In 2003, the discovery of the LichfieldAngel, an Anglo-Saxon stone carving of an angel that had been buried in Lichfield Cathedral...
fifth bishop) moved the bishopric to Lichfield and, in 691 AD, the Diocese of Mercia became the Diocese of Lichfield. There has been a diocese based in...
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Lichfield (/ˈlɪtʃfiːld/) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Stafford...
Newcastle-under-Lyme (75,082) and Burton upon Trent (72,299); the city of Lichfield has a population of 33,816. For local government purposes Staffordshire...
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based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent and four other campuses; in Stafford, Lichfield, Shrewsbury and London. In 1901, industrialist Alfred Bolton acquired...
to Lichfield, possibly because this was already a holy site, as the scene of martyrdoms during the Roman period. Wulfhere donated land at Lichfield for...
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the towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton are also nearby. Cannock lies to the north of the West...
removed of Queen Elizabeth II and sister of Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield. The Honourable Elizabeth Georgiana Anson was born on 7 June 1941 at Windsor...
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