Faithful Witnesses -- Martin Luther King Jr Remembered With Bishop Romero and Duchess Elizabeth is a photograph by Stephen Stookey which was uploaded on November 3rd, 2013.
Faithful Witnesses -- Martin Luther King Jr Remembered With Bishop Romero and Duchess Elizabeth
The moving Twentieth Century Martyrs Memorial above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey commemorates ten 20th-century martyrs. Installed in... more
Title
Faithful Witnesses -- Martin Luther King Jr Remembered With Bishop Romero and Duchess Elizabeth
Artist
Stephen Stookey
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The moving Twentieth Century Martyrs Memorial above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey commemorates ten 20th-century martyrs. Installed in 1998,the complete work feature 10 individuals selected to represent multiple denominations and regions of the world--all faithful witness.
This image highlights three of modern martyrs featured in the Westminster Memorial. From left to right:
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia--killed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, Elizabeth, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, joined the Sisters of Love and Mercy following the assassination of her husband, Grand Duke Sergei;
Martin Luther King--American Baptist pastor, noted civil rights leader, symbol of hope for social change, assassinated in 1968; and,
Oscar Romero--San Salvador's Roman Catholic Archbishop, a critic of the military government, was murdered during a religious service.
Image captured with a Canon 5D and Canon 70-200 f/4L IS USM lens.
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