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Wouldn't you like to be a gargoyle, too?


Many people have their names carved into bricks or stones of buildings to commemorate their donations to its construction, but at St. Paul's
This article refers to the Canadian electoral district, for other uses see Saint Paul (disambiguation), Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul's Church
St.
 Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia you can actually have your face carved into the edifice--as a gargoyle gargoyle (gär`goil), waterspout used in medieval Europe to draw rainwater from church and cathedral roofs. Gargoyles were fashioned imaginatively in the form of human grotesques, beasts, and demonic spirits. ! Dean of Melbourne, David Richardson, told The Daily Telegraph that he hopes people will see it as a way to achieve a sort of immortality.

"People aged 60 would like to say to their grandchildren, 'Up there is your grandfather carved in stone Adj. 1. carved in stone - no longer changeable; "the agreement is not yet set in stone"
set in stone

unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the
,'" he said. One can only hope the grandchildren will not be permanently terrified ter·ri·fy  
tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies
1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten.

2. To menace or threaten; intimidate.
.
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Title Annotation:catholic tastes
Author:Dix, Tara
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Feb 1, 2006
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