The statue of John Wesley, St Paul's Churchyard is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the theologian, cleric and co-founder of the religious movement known as
Methodism,
John Wesley
John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...
. The statue is located northwest corner of
St Paul's Churchyard,
London,
England, and was erected in 1988.
It was cast from a sculpture created by Samuel Manning and his son between 1825 and 1849.
From 24 to 26 May 1738, Wesley worshipped in the nearby chancel of
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...
.
The statue is 5 foot 1 inches high, Wesley's height in life,
and shows him wearing a cassock and holding a Bible in his left hand.
An inscription on the front of the plinth reads:
On the rear of the plinth is a plaque reading "Property of Aldersgate Trustees of the Methodist Church – 17 September 1988".
Samuel Manning's original sculpture was in plaster and was exhibited at the
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
in 1825.
After Manning the Elder's death, his son recreated the sculpture in marble, and it is now situated in the
Methodist Central Hall, Westminster.
See also
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Statue of John Wesley, Shoreditch
A statue of John Wesley, an Anglican minister and theologian, by British sculptor John Adams-Acton is installed outside Wesley's Chapel, along City Road, in Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom. The statue, created in 1891, is Grade II-listed. Th ...
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