http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2011/03/25/lady-day/ Fri, 24 May 2013 22:35:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2011/03/25/lady-day/comment-page-1/#comment-37944 Tony Harpur Mon, 30 May 2011 12:59:16 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=6799#comment-37944 What a coincidence, 25th March as the Feast of the Annunciation and the anniversary (not the actual commemoration) of the Crucifixion. This is actually illustrated on the Crozier of Cornelius O'Dea in Limerick. This silver gilt crozier shows a rare (for Ireland) Annunciation in the curve of the volute. This scene is supported by a pelican in its piety, symbol of the Eucharist and of the Crucifixion. The crozier and its accompanying mitre were made in 1418 for Bishop Cornelius by Thomas O'Carryd. Given that the medieval cathedral of Limerick is dedicated to St. Mary (the Virgin) then Lady Day was clearly an important feast in Limerick, but it gets even more interesting when we realise that Good Friday fell on 25th of March in 1418 in the Julian Calendar! The summary given by Deirdre is one of the best I've read anywhere. What a coincidence, 25th March as the Feast of the Annunciation and the anniversary (not the actual commemoration) of the Crucifixion. This is actually illustrated on the Crozier of Cornelius O’Dea in Limerick. This silver gilt crozier shows a rare (for Ireland) Annunciation in the curve of the volute. This scene is supported by a pelican in its piety, symbol of the Eucharist and of the Crucifixion. The crozier and its accompanying mitre were made in 1418 for Bishop Cornelius by Thomas O’Carryd. Given that the medieval cathedral of Limerick is dedicated to St. Mary (the Virgin) then Lady Day was clearly an important feast in Limerick, but it gets even more interesting when we realise that Good Friday fell on 25th of March in 1418 in the Julian Calendar! The summary given by Deirdre is one of the best I’ve read anywhere.

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