"Let There Be Light" Angel - Scripps Park - Rushville, IL
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N 40° 07.031 W 090° 34.715
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First built as a tombstone to honor the sculptor's parents, and a second at the tomb of Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, and used here by Albert Bagby to honor his parents.
Waymark Code: WM17T09
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2023
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County of statute: Schuyler County
Location of statue: US 24, Scripps Park, W. of Rushville, IL
Location of original: Stands over Barnard's parents grave in Springdale Cemetery, Madison, Kentucky
Replica placed by: Albert Morris Bagby
Text of base:
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN COURTS BAGBY
and
MARY AGNES SCRIPPS BAGBY, His Wife
Original has no text
The statue is titled, “Let There Be Light.” Barnard placed the statue over his parents’ grave, which he intentionally designed with no names or dates of death on it.
The Springdale Cemetery site and photos and info.
"In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
"Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host.
"Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light.
"The rendering of "ángelos" is the Septuagint's default translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mal'akh, denoting simply "messenger" without connoting its nature. In the Latin Vulgate, this meaning becomes bifurcated: when mal'akh or ángelos is supposed to denote a human messenger, words like nuntius or legatus are applied. If the word refers to some supernatural being, the word angelus appears. Such differentiation has been taken over by later vernacular translations of the Bible, early Christian and Jewish exegetes and eventually modern scholars.
"In Zoroastrianism there are different angel-like figures. For example, each person has one guardian angel, called Fravashi. They patronize human beings and other creatures, and also manifest God's energy. The Amesha Spentas have often been regarded as angels, although there is no direct reference to them conveying messages, but are rather emanations of Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord", God); they initially appeared in an abstract fashion and then later became personalized, associated with various aspects of creation." ~ Wikipedia