This Embroidered depiction of the 'Pelican in Piety' is a symbol of The Eucharist, in which The Son of God tenderly feeds us with His Own Body and Blood, to give us a share in His Divine Life.
The Feast of Corpus Christi, in England & Wales, Celebrates this Great Sacrament of The Eucharist, a sign of Christ's Passion for humankind.
This Cope Hood was Embroidered, in the 1860s, by The Dominican Sisters in Stone, Staffordshire.
Image: LAWRENCE OP
