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Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict

David Holgate (1939–2014)

St Giles Street, Norwich, Norfolk

Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict
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The statues flank the window of the entrance porch, with the earlier Saint Giles in the central niche. They were designed to turn to the visitor entering through the main door, but Saint Margaret escaping from the dragon, whose tail is wrapped around the saint, offers splendid views from the side. David Holgate’s Saint Benedict is a scaled down version of his figure on the façade of Norwich Cathedral, installed in 2000, with minor changes to the gesture with which he urges silence.
Title

Saint Margaret and Saint Benedict

Date

2011

Medium

stone

Accession number

NR2_RHT_S137

Acquisition method

commissioned by Congregation of St Giles

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

29th October 2011 

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at all times

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Located at

St Giles Street, Norwich

NR2 1JR

Located in the niches of the entrance porch of St Giles Church.

Artist or maker

David Holgate

1939–2014

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