Statue

St Augustine statue

Erection date: 1957

Note the bee on the wall below his feet. Bees are associated with Saint Ambrose who had a notable influence on Augustine. That's the only explanation that we have for the bee.

Site: St Augustine statue (1 memorial)

EC2, Austin Friars, Augustine House, 6a

On the side wall of Augustine House, next to the Dutch Church.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Augustine statue

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Saint Augustine

Theologian and philosopher. Also known as Augustine of Hippo. Born in Thagast...

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St Augustine statue

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John Skeaping

Painter and sculptor. Born John Rattenbury Skeaping in South Woodford, Essex....

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