Washington Cathedral, Mount Saint Alban, Washington, D.C.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Washington Cathedral, Mount Saint Alban, Washington, D.C.

[ca. 1960–1979]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The Canterbury pulpit is made of stones form Canterbury Cathedral given by Archbishop Davidson in memory of Stephen Langton who led the barons when Magna Carta was granted by King John. The carving depicts the history of our English bible. The pulpit itself is ten feet high, nine feet wide and nearly fourteen feet in length.

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