St. Mary Abchurch建立于1686年的伦敦，作为雷恩时代的建筑之一，St. Mary Abchurch把启蒙时代的宽容和学习的精神体现的淋漓尽致。
St. Mary Abchurch, City of London, 1686. A typical Wren Church, represented the inspiration of learning and mutual toleration during the Age of the Enlightenment.
其中最醒目的特征莫过于教堂屋顶的一行文字，那是希伯来语中上帝的名字。教堂的建造者把上帝的形象从一个人变成一个词，从而避免了和教皇崇拜的某种关联，是新旧教徒都可以安心祈祷。
On the roof of St. Mary Abchurch, thereis a special word written in Hebrew, which is the name of the Holy One. By changingthe picture into a word, its association with Popish idolatry could be avoid,so safe for both angels and Protestants to worship.
相同的隐喻同样体现在圣坛上的镀金鹈鹕，母亲有自己的血肉喂养着孩子，象征着耶稣为人们作出的牺牲。
The similar metaphor also embodied on a gilded pelican, which can be found above the altar. The mother pelican is feeding her young with her blood, representing Jesus’s sacrifice.
1660年，查理二世回国后加强了对宗教的管理，政教合一的体制要求教堂必须悬挂皇家徽章。值得注意的是，当时人们对于展现狮子和独角兽的性别特征和阳刚之气毫不掩饰，只是到了维多利亚时代，他们很快就都被阉割掉了。
Backto 1660, after Charles II had returned from exile, the Church of England had reinforced the monarchy’s restoration. As a result of that, the arms were displayed in every parish church. People at that time were not embarrassed to show what sex the lion and the unicorn might be. Unfortunately, during Victorianage, lion and unicorn had lost their “authority”, people called that “de-prizzled”.