Little Walsingham St Mary, Norfolk
East stained glass window designed and executed by John Hayward for the re-consecration of the church on 8th August 1964 after the disastrous fire of 1961
In the top section or tracery, set in rich reds and blues, the 3 Persons of the Trinity are represented symbolically. From left to right, they are The Passion of God The Son, The Creating Hands of God the Father and The Grace of God The Holy Spirit.
The middle section reflects that the church is dedicated to All Saints, as well as Saint Mary, and celebrates those saints specifically honoured by the altars in the shrine and church. Saints Nicholas, Anne, Catherine, and Lawrence with the saints of the 2 other premier pilgrimage locations in the Middle Ages - St James of Compostell & St Thomas of Canterbury
In the central panel the Image of Our Lady of Walsingham with the Christ Child is taken from the medieval Seal of the Walsingham Priory www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/V07X3e , also across the 3 central panels of the middle section are the words inscribed around the rim of the seal - "Virgo Pia Genetrix Sit Nobis" - (Tender Virgin be our Mother)
The images in the 2 panels on the extreme left and right are those of saints Augustine & Francis,
The bottom section tells the story of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham re-founded by vicar, Father Alfred Hope Patten in 1932.
The central panel (left) recalls the good news of the Annunciation to Our Lady in her home in Nazareth. This was at the heart of Lady Richeldis de Fervaques' vision and inspired her to build a replica of the Holy House in Walsingham, with the to the right Lady Richeldis is shown kneeling beside St Edward the Confessor.
The extreme left hand panel shows the great importance of Walsingham as a place of pilgrimage for many English Kings. This procession, starting with Richard the Lionheart includes Henry III, Edward I, II and III, Henry IV and VI, ended abruptly with Henry VIII who, though a regular pilgrim here allowed the Shrine and all other centres of pilgrimage to be destroyed with the dissolution of the monasteries. The figure of Henry VIII is shown at the bottom of this panel with the flaming Holy House in his hands.
In the right of the centre panel, amongst the flaming ruins, the new Shrine emerges with Father Hope Patten kneeling at its entrance. - Church of St Mary & All Saints, Little Walsingham Norfolk
Little Walsingham St Mary, Norfolk
East stained glass window designed and executed by John Hayward for the re-consecration of the church on 8th August 1964 after the disastrous fire of 1961
In the top section or tracery, set in rich reds and blues, the 3 Persons of the Trinity are represented symbolically. From left to right, they are The Passion of God The Son, The Creating Hands of God the Father and The Grace of God The Holy Spirit.
The middle section reflects that the church is dedicated to All Saints, as well as Saint Mary, and celebrates those saints specifically honoured by the altars in the shrine and church. Saints Nicholas, Anne, Catherine, and Lawrence with the saints of the 2 other premier pilgrimage locations in the Middle Ages - St James of Compostell & St Thomas of Canterbury
In the central panel the Image of Our Lady of Walsingham with the Christ Child is taken from the medieval Seal of the Walsingham Priory www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/V07X3e , also across the 3 central panels of the middle section are the words inscribed around the rim of the seal - "Virgo Pia Genetrix Sit Nobis" - (Tender Virgin be our Mother)
The images in the 2 panels on the extreme left and right are those of saints Augustine & Francis,
The bottom section tells the story of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham re-founded by vicar, Father Alfred Hope Patten in 1932.
The central panel (left) recalls the good news of the Annunciation to Our Lady in her home in Nazareth. This was at the heart of Lady Richeldis de Fervaques' vision and inspired her to build a replica of the Holy House in Walsingham, with the to the right Lady Richeldis is shown kneeling beside St Edward the Confessor.
The extreme left hand panel shows the great importance of Walsingham as a place of pilgrimage for many English Kings. This procession, starting with Richard the Lionheart includes Henry III, Edward I, II and III, Henry IV and VI, ended abruptly with Henry VIII who, though a regular pilgrim here allowed the Shrine and all other centres of pilgrimage to be destroyed with the dissolution of the monasteries. The figure of Henry VIII is shown at the bottom of this panel with the flaming Holy House in his hands.
In the right of the centre panel, amongst the flaming ruins, the new Shrine emerges with Father Hope Patten kneeling at its entrance. - Church of St Mary & All Saints, Little Walsingham Norfolk