In the flat northern region of the Isle Man, lies the village of Kirk Andreas. Though not of great architectural merit, the Georgian Parish Church remains of great historic interest. The Church is set in beautiful grounds and commands great views of the central mountains of the Isle of Man. The Church was built in 1802 of Manx stone from the unspoilt Sulby Glen to the south on the site of an ancient Keeill or chapel dedicated to Saint Columba.
St Andrew's central aquatic role
On the east face of the Church is a rose window. The central motif is of a man at sea in a boat probably a reference to Saint Andrew's pre-apostolic trade as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee. The boat flies a flag with a St Andrew's cross - X shaped as per Andrew's crucifiction at Patras. [more on St Andrew]
The Zodiac Window
Around the outside of this central image are 14 circles. The top 2 images appear to be the Sun and the Moon and the other 12 represent the signs of the zodiac. The zodiac signs are slightly out of the usual alignment due to 14 windows. Each sign has an image and the words for the sign.
Photographing the window
I found it difficult to photograph the Rose Window as there was no access to a higher point above the ground level pews [there may be back stairs]. Also, I should have brought a tripod due to the low light. It would be interesting to photograph soon after sunrise to see the light stream through the windows, though it may not result in a clearer photograph.
Early History of Kirk Andreas
Within the Church, there are also eleven Norse slabs (from 10th century) and Celtic Crosses (from 5th and 6th centuries with inscriptions in Irish Ogham).
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Locational astrologer, Martin Davis visiting Andreas Church with his wife, Iris, an artist from the Netherlands. June 2009.
Inside, Martin read out a passage from the Bible on the pulpit that he selected at random. Psalms Ch.137 v.4:
"How could we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?"
This was very appropriate as he was at the time in exile from his home in Holland pending updated immigration papers.
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Locational astrologer, Martin Davis visiting Andreas Church with his wife, Iris, an artist from the Netherlands. June 2009. 
