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Cleaner removes 'face of Jesus' from Wiltshire church | Cleaner removes 'face of Jesus' from Wiltshire church |
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An "image of Jesus" seen in dripped wax by worshippers at a church in Wiltshire has been removed by a cleaner. | An "image of Jesus" seen in dripped wax by worshippers at a church in Wiltshire has been removed by a cleaner. |
The face was first spotted by a church warden at the parish church of Ogbourne St George at Easter. | The face was first spotted by a church warden at the parish church of Ogbourne St George at Easter. |
The image, described as a a man with a long beard, was formed by candle wax dripping from the church's pulpit. | The image, described as a a man with a long beard, was formed by candle wax dripping from the church's pulpit. |
Created over a four-month period, the wax image was apparently removed by a diligent cleaner last week, although nobody has owned up. | Created over a four-month period, the wax image was apparently removed by a diligent cleaner last week, although nobody has owned up. |
Nicky Irwin was the church warden who first spotted it. | Nicky Irwin was the church warden who first spotted it. |
"I was sitting in church just before Easter a little bit bored by a sermon when I saw it," she said. | "I was sitting in church just before Easter a little bit bored by a sermon when I saw it," she said. |
"I thought, 'Oh my goodness that looks so much like a face' and I thought 'that could be Jesus'." | "I thought, 'Oh my goodness that looks so much like a face' and I thought 'that could be Jesus'." |
The image could only be seen from a certain angle. | The image could only be seen from a certain angle. |
"You had to be in the right seat," said Mrs Irwin. | "You had to be in the right seat," said Mrs Irwin. |
"From the side it just looked like dripped wax. It was only when you looked at it face-on that you could see it." | "From the side it just looked like dripped wax. It was only when you looked at it face-on that you could see it." |
Although many within the small congregation saw a face some were unwilling to "sign up to more than that", she said. | |
Despite going through the church's cleaning rotas, no-one has admitted to scraping away the wax image. | Despite going through the church's cleaning rotas, no-one has admitted to scraping away the wax image. |
"I felt really disappointed actually and I wished I'd done more about preserving it," admitted Mrs Irwin. | "I felt really disappointed actually and I wished I'd done more about preserving it," admitted Mrs Irwin. |
"The Church of England is not very good at this sort of thing and if I'd done something sooner it could have been a bit of a money spinner." | "The Church of England is not very good at this sort of thing and if I'd done something sooner it could have been a bit of a money spinner." |
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