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Church Cats 3
The Church of the Advent
Boston, MassachusettsLeft-click thumbnails for enlargements (JavaScript should be enabled),
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The Church of the Advent in Boston, Massachusetts, is very proud of its cats and they have their own web page. The present holders of the post are Jeoffry, who is all black, and Jake, black and white. They are 'big boys' says the site, at 16 pounds and 19 pounds respectively (7.3 and 8.6 kilos), and they arrived to replace former church cat Bradley when he died in October 2004 after a three-year tenure. Bradley was clearly a cat who made a deep impression on the church community; there are pictures of him and of his burial service at this page.
The reason given for now having two incumbents is that 'no one cat could ever replace the incomparable Bradley', and they came as a pair when their previous owner could no longer care for them. Jeoffry and Jake are also obviously 'into' most aspects of church life; there are some terrific photos here, a few of which we reproduce below. As to the matter of 'what church cats do' — we are referred to Christopher Smart's eighteenth-century poem Jubilate Agno in which he praises his cat Jeoffry (hence the name). You can find the poem, or the relevant part of it, here.
Former Church of the Advent cat
Bradley (d. 2004)Jake asleep in
the baby-chairJeoffry
on the prowlJake and Jeoffry
looking for mischiefJeoffry checking
up on the clergy
The photographs, along with many more of cats and other animals, are the work of Julianne Turé, webmaster and 'official cat photographer' to the Church of the Advent. We're grateful to her for permission to use them.
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Our featured feline at the head of the page is Socks, pictured in 2003 surveying his 'estate' in the early morning sunshine. Affectionately known as Soxy, he blossomed from a thin and hungry stray into a substantial and handsome cat who loved life and company, and his gentle ways endeared him to many friends. He is now no longer with us, but you can read more from his human companion here.
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