Artefacts bring history alive in church display; Exhibition includes 1,000-year-old treasures.Byline: BY VICKY ANDERSON Daily Post Staff THE lives of Cardinal Wolsey and Sir Thomas More have been fascinating millions of viewers on hit TV series The Tudors. Now fascinating historical artefacts connected to both men, as well as Popes, Royals and even possibly Jesus Christ, are being displayed - in an Everton church. St Francis Xavier's is hosting a special exhibition showing the priceless items of Catholic importance, some dating back 1,000 years, that have been preserved by the Jesuits since the time of the Reformation. The exhibition, Held in Trust, has taken four years of planning by church officials. Items including a hat belonging to Sir Thomas More and vestments embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. by Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (born Dec. 16, 1485, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died Jan. 7, 1536, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Eng.) First wife of Henry VIII. The daughter of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, she married Henry in 1509. can now be seen at SFX SFX Special Effects SFX Self Extracting (data compression) SFX SpreadFireFox (IRC) SFX Sound Effect(s) SFX Side Effects (counter-strike gaming clan) . They have been loaned from Stonyhurst College, in Lancashire, as it was a priest from the college who founded the Liverpool church in the 1870s. Brother Ken Vance said: "At the time, these things were being thrown out. The Jesuits thought the Reformation would be a glitch and things would go back to normal. Of course, they didn't and stored these things until they could come out again. This is the first time most of it has been on public display." Some of the extraordinary and beautifully-preserved pieces on show include a book of homilies A collection of authorized, printed sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in the reign of Elizabeth; - both books being certified to contain a "godly and wholesome doctrine." See also: Homily belonging to Pope Gregory the Great, from the late 12th century, a prayer book belonging to Cardinal Wolsey, the cardinal to Henry VIII, dating between 1400 - 1420, and a book of hours book of hours, form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the prayers of clerics appended to the main service. The subjects of the miniature illustrations (see miniature painting) were frequently derived from the appendix of the Psalter. signed by Elizabeth Plantagenet (Elizabeth of York Elizabeth of York, born Elizabeth, Princess of England (February 11, 1466 – February 11, 1503) was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, whom she married in 1486, the mother of King Henry VIII, and the sister of King Edward V. ). A relic of the Holy Thorn, believed to be part of Christ's crown of thorns crown of thorns Christ thus ridiculed as king of Jews. [N.T.: Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2–5] See : Mockery , wrapped in pearls belonging to Mary Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), 1542–87, only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Through her grandmother Margaret Tudor, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of England after the children of Henry VIII. , has helped to attract hundreds of people to the exhibition in its first week. "It may be real, it may be not, but there's no way of proving it," said Br Vance. There are no doubts as to the authenticity of the hat belonging to Sir Thomas More, which he wore as a student, nor the prayer book made for Mary Tudor but unfinished at the time of her death and instead given to Mary Queen of Scots. More unsettling un·set·tle v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles v.tr. 1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt. 2. To make uneasy; disturb. v.intr. remnants from Tudor times are parts of King James I's flesh, hair and waistcoat. "Because of the Divinity of Kings, people used to keep these for good luck," Br Vance added. Jan Graffius, curator at Stonyhurst College, said: "These objects tell powerful stories that cut across the centuries to our own times. Hopefully, new generations will be inspired and enthused by this rare collection." vickyanderson@dailypost.co.uk CAPTION(S): The Held in Trust exhibition, at St Francis Xavier Church Pictures: GAVIN TRAFFORD/gav060808bfrancisxavier-5; Brother Vance with an embroidered cope Code: gav060808bfrancis-2; Mrs McCauley and Mrs Morgan look at The Aragon Chasuble (1534-1536) Code: gav060808bfrancisxavier-1; Brother Ken Vance looks at Mary Queen of Scots' Book of Hours of (1558) Code: gav060808bfrancisxavier-4 |
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