Drawing on the ancient spiritual devotion of the Stations of the Cross, we invite you to participate in a journey of reflection and discovery in the city of Oxford.
Drawing on the ancient spiritual devotion of the Stations of the Cross, we invite you to participate in a journey of reflection and discovery in the city of Oxford.
This iron band is said to have been used to confine Archbishop Thomas Cranmer during his imprisonment in Oxford in the 1550s. Having played a key role in establishing the Church of England, Cranmer was convicted of heresy during Mary I’s reign and burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1556.
Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Listen to a reflection by Professor Sarah Mortimer, Christ Church, University of Oxford