The corbels were carefully chosen: those by the chancel arch are heads of St. Peter and St. Paul, as exponents of the inner mysteries; those by the east window are St. athanasius and St. Augustine as champions of the faith.
"John Keble's Parishes"
Charlotte M Yonge
Constantius, as the imperial arbiter of eternal truth as well as of the temporal destinies of his subjects, sought to obtain peace by banishing the principal disputants, as he did athanasius and Liberius of Rome.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll
These were visited by athanasius while he was in exile, and he came back with a glowing account of the sanctity of life and the marvellous exploits of their members.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll
