St John’s Cross (original)

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St John’s Cross (original) is an early medieval high cross from the monastic site of Iona in Scotland, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Insular Christian stone sculpture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Insular Christian stone sculpture
early medieval monument
high cross
artHistoricalRegion Insular art NERFINISHED
associatedWith Iona school of sculpture NERFINISHED
monastic community of Iona NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonasticSite Iona monastic site NERFINISHED
associatedWithSite Iona Abbey NERFINISHED
chronology early medieval period
country United Kingdom
culturalContext early medieval Celtic Christianity
dedicatedTo Saint John NERFINISHED
function Christian symbol
public devotional monument
hasArtisticTradition Insular Christian sculpture
hasStyle Insular
hasSubject Christian iconography
heritageDesignation important example of Insular Christian stone sculpture
locatedIn Iona NERFINISHED
Scotland
locatedOn island of Iona NERFINISHED
material stone
notableFor being one of the most important surviving Insular high crosses
its elaborate stone carving
its large ringed cross form
partOfTradition ringed high crosses of the British Isles
period early Middle Ages
region Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
significance key monument for the study of early medieval sculpture in Scotland
major monument of early medieval Christian art in the British Isles

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St John’s Cross (replica on site) reconstructionOf St John’s Cross (original)