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Frontispiece Dame Sarah Mullally, wearing liturgical robes, makes an oath on The Saint John's Bible during her enthronement as Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral. Beatitudes Saint John's Bible
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Frontispiece The seven days of the Biblical story of creation are depicted in the Genesis frontispiece of the Saint John's Bible (2011).

Saint John’s Bible

illuminated Bible
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Matt Stefon
Matt Stefon was a religion editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He earned B.A. degrees in English and American studies from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in religion and literature and an...
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History

Saint John’s Bible, illuminated English-language Bible (2011) notable for its incorporation of contemporary themes in its illustrations and for its use of both traditional and computer-based production techniques. In 2026 the heritage edition of the Saint John’s Bible was used in the historic installation ceremony of Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as the archbishop of Canterbury. It was the first modern Bible used in such a ceremony since 1945. Illuminated bibles, so called...

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