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Title
Saint Odilia and the Bird
Date
1985
Medium
bronze or bronze resin
Measurements
H 160 x W 240 x D (?) cm
Accession number
BS1_PF_S104
Acquisition method
commissioned by United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust; funded by the Special Trustees of the Hospital
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
Custodian
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription on a bronze plaque on the wall of the reception area: ST ODELIA, THE PATRON SAINT OF EYESIGHT LIVED / IN THE 9TH CENTURY: BLIND AT BIRTH SHE WAS / CAST OUT BY HER FAMILY AND ADOPTED BY NUNS. / AT THE CONVENT SHE / MIRACULOUSLY / REGAINED HER SIGHT AND LATER BECAME THE / ABBESS. THE SCULPTURE SHOWS HER SEEING / A BIRD FLYING OVERHEAD AT THE MOMENT IN / WHICH HER SIGHT RETURNS. / THIS STATUE WAS FUNDED BY THE TRUSTEES / FOR THE UNITED BRISTOL HOSPITALS AND / CREATED BY STEVE JOYCE IN 1985