THE CROSS OF THE SCRIPTURES AND ITS GUARDIAN ANGEL, CLONMACNOISE, COUNTY OFFALY

The original Cross of the Scriptures is now kept in the Interpretative Centre while a replica is where the cross was in the main Clonmacnoise site, before the west entrance to the Cathedral. This cross dates to the early 10th century and has the standard crucifixion scene on the West face. The Last Judgement appears on the East Face. Apart from biblical scenes, there are also hagiographic scenes including the Saints from Egypt, and possibly a narrative representation of a warrior holding a pole which may be a representation of Abbot Colman or King Flann who erected this cross, as witnessed in the inscriptions at the base of the shaft. The head of the cross and the shaft are carved from a single piece of stone and then slotted into the pyramid shaped base.
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