Winchester Cathedral - Stained Glass Windows
Winchester Cathedral
Window dedicated to Jane Austen (d1817) by Kempe, 1901. Cartoons previously used in Newcastle Cathedral and St Alban's Abbey.
Jane Austen's Memorial Window
Jane's Memorial Window is situated in the North Aisle.
Details of the window:
A memorial window bidding us, in Latin, to remember in the Lord, Jane Austen who died on July 18, 1817.
It was erected in 1900 by public subscription and was designed by C.E. Kempe.
It consists of two rows of three figures. In the head of the window is Saint Augustine whose name, in its abbreviated form, is Saint Austin.
The top central figure is David playing his harp.
The central figure in the bottom row is St. John holding a book displaying on an open page the first words of his Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word".
The other two figures in the window represent the sons of Korah mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:19. Korah and his sons are traditionally associated with Psalms 42 to 49, Psalms 84, 85, 87 and 88.
The figures carry scrolls on which are quotations form these psalms indicated the religious side of Jane’s character.
www.janeausten.org/winchester-cathedral.asp
www.dutton.force9.co.uk/nwsadhs/janegrave.htm
Winchester Cathedral - Stained Glass Windows
Winchester Cathedral
Window dedicated to Jane Austen (d1817) by Kempe, 1901. Cartoons previously used in Newcastle Cathedral and St Alban's Abbey.
Jane Austen's Memorial Window
Jane's Memorial Window is situated in the North Aisle.
Details of the window:
A memorial window bidding us, in Latin, to remember in the Lord, Jane Austen who died on July 18, 1817.
It was erected in 1900 by public subscription and was designed by C.E. Kempe.
It consists of two rows of three figures. In the head of the window is Saint Augustine whose name, in its abbreviated form, is Saint Austin.
The top central figure is David playing his harp.
The central figure in the bottom row is St. John holding a book displaying on an open page the first words of his Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word".
The other two figures in the window represent the sons of Korah mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:19. Korah and his sons are traditionally associated with Psalms 42 to 49, Psalms 84, 85, 87 and 88.
The figures carry scrolls on which are quotations form these psalms indicated the religious side of Jane’s character.
www.janeausten.org/winchester-cathedral.asp
www.dutton.force9.co.uk/nwsadhs/janegrave.htm