St Stephen

St Stephen is shown standing with three stones in his right hand and a closed book in his left. There is also a stone on his head and he wears a dalmatic and amice. St Stephen was stoned to death.

Saints are the heroes and heroines of Christian faith. In the 14th and 15th centuries, they were a popular subject for alabaster carvings. Religious themes penetrated private life, so devotional images of saints were sculpted not only for church interiors, but also for individuals to contemplate within the privacy of their homes.