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Restoration work in the shrine of St. Amphibalus began prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2019. A carved face wearing a mask commemorates the restoration project taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Image credit: St. Albans Cathedral) A historic cathedral in the United Kingdom recently renovated a 14th-century shrine with an update that acknowledges the COVID-19 pandemic: a carved mask covering a stone face. St. Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire, England, is Britain's oldest site of continuous Christian worship. Construction began in the late 11th century on the burial location of th...

St Albans Cathedral: Why a face mask has been carved into an historic medieval shrine The shrine of St Amphibalus is one of Britain's 13 medieval shrines The new shrine features a tribute to the works being completed during a pandemic (Image: St Albans Cathedral) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newsl...

) The restoration work on the shrine of St Amphibalus took more than a year to complete and numerous delays were caused along the way by the Covid-19 situation. With the exception of the face mask carving, the end result is exceptional and brings new life to the medieval shrine. Dr David Carrington, director of Skillington Workshop, which carried out the work, said: "The preservation of the surviving 14th Century carvings, the setting-out to allow restoration of missing sections and the interpretation and carving of these missing bits in the original spirit and style all presented unique cha...

BBC News Published image captionA masked figure has appeared on the shrine to mark the Covid-19 pandemic The restoration of a rare medieval shrine means a cathedral now features a figure wearing a face-mask. The shrine of St Amphibalus, at St Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire will be on display when it reopens for visitors on 17 May. The figure "reminds us the history of St Albans stretches forwards as well as backwards", a cathedral spokesman said. The work, which took more than a year to complete, was funded by a grant and more than a thousand other donors. It was due to be unveiled in J...

The restored Shrine of St Amphibalus at St Albans Cathedral. - Credit: St Albans Cathedral Visitors to St Albans Cathedral this summer will have the chance to see the medieval shrine of St Amphibalus restored to its former glory. Located near to the shrine of St Alban, Britain's first Saint, it is the first time in centuries that the Cathedral's two medieval shrines can be appreciated together in their fully restored grandeur. The shrine of St Amphibalus is one of Britain’s 13 medieval pedestal shrines and St Albans is the only British cathedral to house two. As part of the Cathedral’s ...