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Aug 2020
Worshippers and visitors at Ripon Cathedral on Sunday, were greeted by a shining throng of origami angels.
The paper Seraphim and Cherubim, painstakingly made by an army of volunteers, are suspended in netting high above the nave and will remain in place throughout August and up until the feast of St Michael and All Angels on September 29.
Backlit by spotlights and sun shining through the ancient building's stained glass windows, the installation marks the final stage of the Wing and a Prayer appeal, which has already raised more than £130,000 in donations, to be shared between the cathedral and Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
While the cathedral was out of bounds for many weeks because of COVID-19, the project enabled people to pray for loved ones and key workers by sending prayers online via the cathedral website.
The Dean of Ripon, the Very Rev John Dobson, said:
He pointed out:
Approximately 11,000 angels were made - 10,000 of them are suspended above the nave and another 1,000 are in place at other locations within the cathedral.
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