Archbishop Flynn calls The Saint John’s Bible “A Great Work of Art”

04/24/2008

Photo caption: Mary and Eugene Frey present Archbishop Harry Flynn with Wisdom Books, the first completed volume of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. The presentation took place on April 24 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in celebration of Flynn’s more than 11 years of pastoral service and leadership as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The Heritage Edition is a gift to Archbishop Flynn from Saint John’s University and was made possible through the generosity of the Eugene and Mary Frey family.

Photo credit: Kim A. Taylor Photography

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – April 24, 2008 – Archbishop Harry Flynn was recognized today with a rare, full-size reproduction of The Saint John’s Bible at a ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in honor of his upcoming retirement.

Saint John’s University and Abbey and the Frey family of Minneapolis presented Flynn with the first completed volume of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible. The full-size reproduction is signed by Donald Jackson, the artistic director of The Saint John’s Bible, and is approximately 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide when open and weighs about 20 pounds.