Advantages: It's a good meeting place Disadvantages: Sad reasons for being there.
The Martyr’s Memorial stands proudly at the junction of St. Giles, Magdalen St. and Beaumont St.It is an easily recognised landmark and is an obvious meeting point if you are approaching from the north of the city. In summer it is often awash with foreign students eating their take-aways on its steps.
Many people are aware that this memorial commemorates the burning at the stake of three prominent protestant bishops in 1556 but few are aware ... ...Outwardly this gothic edifice shows statues of the three bishops: Cranmer, Latimer and Ridley and an inscription stating that they died for maintaining sacred truths "against the errors of the Church of Rome". Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury and he and the other two were unfortunate to be around when queen Mary introduced her catholic regime. The Bishops refused to convert, although Cranmer did briefly, and first Ridley and Latimer were ...
Freespirit 27.01.2001
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