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Did you know?
The Earl of Shrewsbury lies with his feet on a Talbot (hunting dog) on the Shrewsbury monument.
The Sanctuary
The sanctuary is the most sacred part of the cathedral, the place where the main celebration of the Eucharist takes place. It is here that week by week we bless and share bread and wine, to remember Jesus as He asked us to. We remember His life and death, and by eating and drinking we keep company with Him and with one another.
Set in the walls of the sanctuary are remnants of chevron masonry used in the Norman church on this site.
The east window is the work of W F Dixon and shows St Matthew, Moses, David and St John. It was a gift of the Mappin family and is a memorial to James Montgomery (1771-1854) the Sheffield poet, philanthropist, newspaper editor, hymn writer (‘Angels from the Realms of Glory’) and a prominent figure in the Sunday school movement. His monument stands in the churchyard outside this window.
On the north wall are the busts of three former vicars of Sheffield: Revd Thomas Sale, Revd James Wilkinson and Revd Thomas Sutton. The bust of Wilkinson is by Sir Francis Chantrey, the Sheffield born sculptor, and is said to be his first work. He also sculpted the sorrowing woman on the wall of the south aisle and the memorial in the Parker Transept to Revd Alexander Mackenzie.
