Sea Creatures in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral

In front of the altar of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork City, Ireland, is a wonderful mosaic floor made by craftsmen from Udine in the north-east of Italy, using marble from the Pyrenees. The mosaic represents a vision of heaven as described by St Matthew, likening it to a net that has been cast into the sea gathering every kind of creature. Here are a few photographs of the sea creatures depicted.

6 Replies to “Sea Creatures in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral”

centralohionature says:

April 20, 2014 at 11:21 am

Beautiful!

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The Mermaids Purse says:

April 20, 2014 at 11:56 am

Great post, I didn.t know about these. Thanks.

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winderjssc says:

April 20, 2014 at 1:04 pm

Thank you.

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winderjssc says:

April 20, 2014 at 1:07 pm

Thank you. It’s a beautiful building with much to admire in the artwork and the stone used in the decoration.

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aidymcglynn says:

April 20, 2014 at 8:41 pm

New to me Jessica, well spotted. I took a few of the outside of this cathedral but didn’t make it inside. Very impressive building.

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winderjssc says:

April 20, 2014 at 9:22 pm

I don’t think I would have noticed these details if a very nice young woman had not given us a short guided tour of the cathedral. The building and contents were exquisitely designed by the famous Victorian William Burges.

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