One of my correspondents kindly sent me this picture of the tomb and effigy of Lancelot Andrewes, in Southwark Cathedral. I noted Andrewes feast day here.
As he says:
The tomb is in the curiously-named church of St. Mary Overie, now
Southwark Cathedral, directly across the Thames from the city of London
("Overie" apparently derives from "over rhe", the Saxon for "over
water") and close to the recently-reconstructed Globe Theatre.
So. The original name of the church is not derived from women's anatomy.
I have visited Southwark Cathedral on more than one occasion, but I don't remember the tomb and effigy, although I should, since it's striking and colorful. One particular day, I was there specifically to see the William Shakespeare Memorial, since we were headed to a performance of All's Well That Ends Well at the near-by New Globe, a replica (or close to it) of Shakespeare's original Globe Theater.
I wonder about The Bard's recumbent position.
I'm taking such trouble with Lancelot Andrewes, because I have tremendous respect and admiration for the committee that produced the King James Bible translation. I thank King James VI and I for commissioning the work and giving the scholars what they needed to complete the task.
Andrewes also served, in succession, as bishop of Chichester, Ely, and Winchester.
Well, I thought I had said this, but it didn't come up.
ReplyDeleteSo....Perhaps he is being pensive, Mimi. Contemplating the Dark Woman or maybe composing another sonnet?
Susan, in a curious twist of fate or Blogger, it showed up in the comments to this post.
ReplyDeleteHe's definitely composing a sonnet.
I'm glad he has a nice tomb.
ReplyDeleteMakes up for being saddled with that absolute clanker of a name.
Lancelot. (snigger)
Perhaps it was a popular and well-liked name back in the day.
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