Sculptures above the Great West Door

The Modern Martyrs statues above the Great West Door, part of a set of ten niche statues added to the 15th-century façade in 1998.  They represent Christians of various denominations who died fighting for their beliefs or under religious persecution in the 20th century.  Shown here are Janani Luwum (a Ugandan Anglican bishop said to have been murdered in 1977 by Idi Amin), Grand Duchess Elizabeth (murdered in 1918), Martin Luther King Junior (assassinated 1968).

Photo:  Tony Spinks.