The Angel Stone is today displayed in the stone pillar to the left of the altar screen of Manchester Cathedral.
The Angel Stone which has been dated to the Saxon period (c.700 AD) by some experts is a small stone carving of a winged angel holding a scroll.
If the 700 AD date is correct this would make this the oldest surviving piece of Anglo-Saxon art
There is a Latin inscription on the stone which translates as "into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit”. This calls to mind an inscription which might be found on a tomb. However, there is a note to the left of the stone which claims the stone was a decorative feature and not from a tomb.
Source: Britain’s Pilgrim Places by Nick Mayhew-Smith and Guy Hayward (ISBN: 978-0-9544767-8-6)
Angel Stone
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