An exhibition concentrating on saints in the Isle of Man is taking place at St Patrick’s Church in Jurby until the end of the month.

As a contribution to it, Dr Graham Jones will be giving a talk A Manx Saintscape: Aspects of medieval popular devotion at Jurby Parish Church on Tuesday, September 18, at 7pm.

The author of Saints in the Landscape, the first comprehensive survey of popular devotion through church and other religious dedications on the islands of Britain, Dr Jones is a research associate of the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford.

He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Royal Historical Society, and the Royal Geographical Society. He also a former Stott Fellow in the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.

In his illustrated talk Dr Jones shows how the choices people made - and still make - about the patron saints of their churches, seasonal festivals and fairs, and features of the natural landscape like springs and mountain-tops, can throw light on their everyday understandings of themselves, their communities, and the earth and heaven on which their survival depended.

Dr Jones explores new ways of thinking about how the people viewed heaven and earth in their daily lives through their relationship with their patron saints.

The Saints of Mann exhibition at the church is open daily from 10am. to 4pm until 30 September.

The exhibition is organised by The Friends of Jurby Church as part of the fund-raising programme to restore the stained glass window, Saint Maughold is converted and baptised by Saint Patrick, a representation and symbol of early Christianity in the island.