The Rice tomb in Waterford Cathedral marks the memorial to the 15th C Lord Mayor of the City. Rice is said to have undertaken two Camino pilgrimagest Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. The tomb shows a Cadaver effigy, displaying a decaying corpse a common theme in the later medieval period. The rice tomb hold the remians of Jame and his wife Catherine Broun. Read More on Rice and Pilgraimage [https://tinyurl.com/53dysdxs] Following Text from [https://tinyurl.com/bdefd63m] The Tomb also depicts the glory of saints. The weepers on the south side are the apostles, Matthias, Jude, Simon, Matthew, Bartholomew and Philip. St James the Major and St James the Minor are depicted on the north side along with, Thomas John, Andrew and Peter. The weepers on the east and west sides are pictured below. Part of the Latin inscription that surrounds the copse reads; I am what you will be; I was what you are now.’ The monument is on the nothside, or on the left as you enter the cathedral.
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