St Paul

St Paul with a bifid beard holds a large falchion in his right hand and a scroll in his left, which presumably originally bore the words of the Apostles' Creed attributed to him.

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.