A guide to the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in the city of New York: Fifth EditionHall, Edward Hagaman
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A guide to the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in the city of New York: Fifth Edition
Hall, Edward Hagaman
Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.)
of Notre Dame in Paris. (3) Seven horizontal bars, alternately blue and
gold, being the arms of Bertrand d’Eschaux, Archbishop of Tours. (4) On
a blue field, a white Latin cross with trefoiled ends, being the arms of
the Chapter of Poitiers. (5) On a blue cloak surrounded by red, a white
sword, cross-hilt upward, emblematic of St. Martin. (6) On a blue field
sprinkled with golden fleurs de lis, a red Greek cross, representing
the Archdiocese of Rheims.[39] (7) On a blue field, three golden fleurs
de lis under a white “label” or mark of cadency of eldest son,[40]
being the royal arms of the Dukes of Orleans. A _Statue of Joan of Arc_,
expressing her spiritual character, by Miss Anna Vaughn Hyatt, was placed
in this chapel in 1922. It was given by Mr. J. Sanford Saltus through
Dr. George F. Kunz, President of the Joan of Arc Statue Committee which
erected the equestrian statue of the Maid by the same sculptress in
Riverside Drive. Near it are two rough stones from the Chateau de Rouen
in which the Maid was imprisoned at the time of her trial and from which
she was led to the stake. The wrought-iron _Screen_ of beautiful tracery
at the entrance, designed in the office of Messrs. Cram & Ferguson and
made by Messrs. F. Krasser & Co., of Boston, is a particularly lovely
example of this form of art. While not copied from any existing mediaeval
prototype, it shows the influence of the wrought-iron work of the
Romanesque and early Gothic periods of France. The shell ornament in the
section below the cornice is symbolical of St. Martin as a pilgrim, while
the finials and cresting, blossoming with roses, signify the flowering
of the Christian religion. In the frieze are four panels depicting four
scenes which are described in a quaintly lettered inscription in the
moulding above:
“S. Martin shares cloak with Beggar ‖ Our Lord appears in
cloak to S. Martin ‖ S. Martin receives holy baptism ‖ Saint
Martin journeys to Rome.”
[Illustration: Coats of Arms in Windows of Chapel of St. Martin of Tours.]
An inscription on the wall of the chapel reads:
“The Chapel of ‖ Saint Martin of Tours ‖ Consecrated 1918 ‖
To the worship of ‖ Almighty God ‖ and in Loving Memory of
‖ William P. Furniss ‖ and His Wife ‖ Sophia Furniss ‖ and
their Daughter ‖ Sophia R. C. Furniss.”
In another panel is this inscription:
“To the ‖ Glory of God ‖ and in Loving Memory of ‖
Clementina Furniss ‖by Whose Gift ‖ this Chapel ‖ was
Erected ‖ and ‖ Margaret Elizabeth Zimmerman ‖ Daughters of
‖ William P. Furniss ‖ and his wife ‖ Sophia Furniss.”
The Chapel of St. Saviour
SAINT SAVIOUR, the name of this chapel, means Holy Saviour, the word
Saint being used in its primary sense as an adjective, derived from the
Latin “sanctus.” The Memorial Day for St. Saviour is kept on December 25.
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