Archbishop Flynn calls The Saint John’s Bible “A Great Work of Art”

04/24/2008

Photo caption: Mary and Eugene Frey present Archbishop Harry Flynn with Wisdom Books, the first completed volume of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. The presentation took place on April 24 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in celebration of Flynn’s more than 11 years of pastoral service and leadership as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The Heritage Edition is a gift to Archbishop Flynn from Saint John’s University and was made possible through the generosity of the Eugene and Mary Frey family.

Photo credit: Kim A. Taylor Photography

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – April 24, 2008 – Archbishop Harry Flynn was recognized today with a rare, full-size reproduction of The Saint John’s Bible at a ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in honor of his upcoming retirement.

Saint John’s University and Abbey and the Frey family of Minneapolis presented Flynn with the first completed volume of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. The full-size reproduction is signed by Donald Jackson, the artistic director of The Saint John’s Bible, and is approximately 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide when open and weighs about 20 pounds.

April 4, 2008 - The most rare, full-sized reproduction of The Saint John’s Bible was presented to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today. As he turned the pages, the Holy Father described it as “a work of art, a great work of art.”

The presentation occurred at the Vatican in Rome during the annual meeting of the Papal Foundation. The Holy Father received the St. Peter Apostles Edition of The Saint John’s Bible and a handwritten dedication page by Donald Jackson, the Bible’s artistic director.

December 9, 2007 - National Exhibition Tour of The Saint John’s Bible,
coming to Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.

Past News & Events:

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - Liturgical Press launches its new Bible print website. http://www.sjbible.org

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - Wisdom from the Saint John's Bible comes home to the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at Saint John's University. For the first time since Donald Jackson began writing and illuminating The Saint John's Bible, a volume was delivered by Bible staff rather than by Donald Jackson. Tim Ternes and Carol Marrin visited London and Wales in order to bring home the pages from Prophets, which had been on exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. They visited the Scriptorium in Wales and brought back the fifth completed volume, Wisdom.

January 30, 2006 - Sister Wendy Beckett, Renowned Art Commentator and Catholic Nun, to Receive Award from Saint John’s University. The award will take place at a private reception on Monday, Jan. 30, at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to coincide with the opening of the international exhibition tour of The Saint John’s Bible at the museum. Read the press release.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 - Saint John's University and Abbey -- represented by Abbot John Klassen, calligrapher Donald Jackson and SJU president Dietrich Reinhart -- present The Saint John's Bible facsimile to Pope John Paul II at Vatican City. See more images.

Trip to Rome Journal Thom Woodward, director of the Benedictine Center for Lifelong Learning at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, keeps a journal of his trip through Rome. View the journal.


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