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The Reredos

The dramatic and extraordinary reredos of St. Mark’s is a 42 foot high by 36 foot wide work of art, rising behind the free-standing altar. Designed and executed by sculptor Clark B. Fitz-Gerald, it contains more than 350 sculpted metal figures and objects that dramatize the story of creation and salvation history as envisioned by the Reverend Grant A. Morrill, rector of St. Mark’s at the time of construction. Read his complete description here.  The original “key” to the figures is here.

In January 2023, St. Mark’s undertook a complete conservation of the Reredos for the first time in more than a generation. The results were marvelous. Parishioner and writer Gwen North Reiss wrote this article about the project.

You’ll find some of the people, symbols, and animals from the reredos featured throughout the website. Scroll down to see which ones.

Reredos Images Featured on the Website:

7: Sun

8: Earth

9: Ezekiel

16: Acorn

21: Sunflower

24: Tree

39: School of Sardines

30: Bee

54: Giraffe

66: Mice

80: Moses

82: Esther

91: Ruth and Naomi

94: Seven Trumpeters

96: Joel

109: St. Thomas

111: St. Philip & 
St. Bartholomew

112: Miracle of
Loaves and Fishes

113: Christ Healing Man
with Withered Hand

114: Christ Walking 
on the Water

119: The Last Supper

120: Gethsemane

124: Crucifixion

127: Holy Baptism

129: Confirmation

133: Holy Matrimony

134: Preaching

138: Dialogue between Faith and Science (Maltese Cross and Atom)

141: Equality of Man

160-163: Gospels 
(Open Book)

164: St. Jerome (Lion)

170: St. Chrysostom 
(Bee Hive)

176: St. Cyril of Jerusalem (Ball of Fire)

181: Martin Luther (Rose)

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