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The Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Bristol (not to be confused with the Church of England Bristol Cathedral). Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat and mother church of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral.
Mar 23, 2024 · Listen to a recording of this text (3:33) The architectural sculptor William Mitchell was commissioned to make the Stations of the Cross for the new Clifton Cathedral, built 1969–73 to designs by Ronald Weeks in close collaboration with clergy and theological advisors. The concrete church, almost entirely monochrome and undecorated, is ...
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His 1973 Stations of the Cross at Clifton Cathedral in Bristol are examples of this work. At Clifton Cathedral, Mitchell also made the fibreglass designs for the original ceremonial doors (now replaced), as well as the Lectern. [5]
In 1830-31, the first attempt to build a larger church for the faithful in Bristol ended in disaster. Work was started on the site in 1834 but was abandoned in 1843. The chosen site in Park Place, Clifton above a steep quarry was not suitable and the foundations of the new church gave way under the weight.
The Stations of the Cross are low relief panels of light-weight cast concrete, each one worked in 1« hours by William Mitchell. His original doors replaced with clear glass in c.1995, but the lectern made by him to Weeks's design remain. A new cathedral in Clifton was commissioned in 1965 to supercede the Pro-Cathedral (already listed) of the ...
Clifton Cathedral Stations of the Cross. Whilst being primarily designed to allow free movement around the periphery of the cathedral, the columned Ambulatory is also home to the fourteen Stations of the Cross. These are episodes from the death (or Passion) of Christ and reflect parts of the via dolorosa in Jerusalem.
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4 – Clifton Cathedral Liturgy – 2015 2015 – Clifton Cathedral Liturgy – 5 Way of the Cross Reflection Lord, the world is hungry, and we too hunger and thirst for the food and drink that you offer us in friendship and forgiveness. This is the covenant, your promise of love and of mercy, of fellowship and salvation.
