I have thought to visit one of our cemeteries every Sunday afternoon in November. This week was Nottingham Road cemeteries, again. My third visit in a week, since we've been quite busy with funerals recently. One of the features of the Catholic sections of cemeteries in general is our delight in icons of the Saints. Here's a small selection of memorable ones:
First, here's our Lady of Mount Carmel. Notice the brown scapular in the hand of the Christ child.
Here's a Saint Francis of Assisi, with only two of his usual complement of animal friends.
Padre Pio accompanies most of the Italian graves, and a handful of the others.
Here's a Good Shepherd and a complete Pietà.
This is well-dressed. But notice the Saint Anthony rising up from among the flowers. It's rather rare to see one of him here.
And, finally, here's our Lady of Lourdes, stunning as always...
Interesting photos, how does one go about getting permission to photograph graves & put the images on the Internet? Is permission required from the families?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your query, Unknown Person. The cemetery is a public place, and I don't believe permission is required. I may be wrong, of course.
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