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    July 2026

    in the 15th century / in the 16th century / In UK / painting

    Saint Christopher crosses the Channel: a German image turns Welsh (Denbighshire)

    It was certainly the Buxheim woodcut that inspired the Welsh painter of St Saeran’s Church in Denbighshire to create his fine Saint Christopher. Yet look closely at the saint’s feet. From the little fish of a river in Southern Germany to the abundant, dangerous marine life of coastal Wales!

    • 7 July 2026
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