Mosaic of Saint Dominic unveiled and blessed at Chichester Cathedral

By Sam Pole
Published 11th Aug 2022, 11:45 BST
A mosaic of Saint Dominic (1170 - 1221), Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order, has been unveiled at Chichester Cathedral, where it was blessed by the Bishop of Chichester, the Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner.A mosaic of Saint Dominic (1170 - 1221), Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order, has been unveiled at Chichester Cathedral, where it was blessed by the Bishop of Chichester, the Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner.
A mosaic of Saint Dominic (1170 - 1221), Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order, has been unveiled at Chichester Cathedral, where it was blessed by the Bishop of Chichester, the Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner.
A mosaic of Saint Dominic (1170 - 1221), Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order, has been unveiled at Chichester Cathedral, where it was blessed by the Bishop of Chichester, the Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner.

The artwork was produced by liturgical artist James Blackstone and is the outcome of The Art of Worship – a three-month long artist residency that took place within Chichester Cathedral earlier this year.

During the residency, James worked alongside fellow liturgical artist Martin Earle within a custom-built studio. The project was developed with celebrated liturgical artist Aidan Hart. All three draw on the same spiritual wells as the Cathedral’s first builders and employ the same techniques that defined Christian art prior to the Renaissance, including egg tempera, fresco, water gilding, carving, and hand-cut glass mosaic.

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