The Church of St Mary, Horncastle
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The Church of St Mary, Horncastle
Image: © Dave Hitchborne Taken: 2 Aug 2007
Weathervane - In the ninth century A.D., the pope reportedly decreed that every church in Europe should show a cock on its dome or steeple, as a reminder of Jesus' prophecy that the cock would not crow the morning after the Last Supper, until the disciple Peter had denounced Him three times (Luke 22:34). Because of this story, "weather cocks" have topped church steeples for centuries
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Image Location
Latitude
53.207594
Longitude
-0.117547