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A new altar frontal, installed in the Epiphany Chapel, was unveiled and blessed earlier this morning. The chapel already houses a stained-glass window of the
Adoration of the Magi by Burne-Jones and an icon of the baptism of Christ. This frontal, by artist Sophie Hacker, and realised by the Cathedral Broderers depicts water changing into wine at the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee. A cathedral spokesperson said: This completes the three stories of the manifestation of Christ’s glory celebrated in Epiphany. Sophie Hacker said: What you see here is a symbolic representation of the six jars of water that Jesus turns into the finest of wines. I looked at the profiles of first century water jars to find a shape that would work best on the frontal. You can see the full outline of one of these vessels, to give a centring focus to the design.