London: St Mary-le-Bow Church
A view facing toward the front altar at the church of St Mary-le-Bow. According to interior descriptions of the church, ''The figure (or Corpus) of the crucified Christ on the east wall is a recent work by Simon Robinson; together with Paschal (or Easter) and altar candlestands. ... High above the Altar hangs a Rood (figures of the crucified Christ, Our Lady and those at the foot of the Cross), which was a gift from the people of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1964 – the first such rood here since the Reformation. ... The centre light [of the stained glass] depicts Christ in Majesty above the City of God from the Book of Revelation and surrounded by the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit as flames of fire; woven behind Him is a portion of the wall of the City, suggestive of the City of God in the Book of Revelation. To the left of the Altar the Blessed Virgin Mary rests on the arches of the crypt from which many have believed the church acquired its name: Sancta Maria de Arcubus, St Mary-le-Bow or St Mary of the Arches. She holds Wren's church and tower. The window to the right depicts St Paul, his cathedral clearly visible behind him. Both saints are surrounded by the churches which survived the blitz, held by the saint of the dedication in each case.''
London: St Mary-le-Bow Church
A view facing toward the front altar at the church of St Mary-le-Bow. According to interior descriptions of the church, ''The figure (or Corpus) of the crucified Christ on the east wall is a recent work by Simon Robinson; together with Paschal (or Easter) and altar candlestands. ... High above the Altar hangs a Rood (figures of the crucified Christ, Our Lady and those at the foot of the Cross), which was a gift from the people of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1964 – the first such rood here since the Reformation. ... The centre light [of the stained glass] depicts Christ in Majesty above the City of God from the Book of Revelation and surrounded by the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit as flames of fire; woven behind Him is a portion of the wall of the City, suggestive of the City of God in the Book of Revelation. To the left of the Altar the Blessed Virgin Mary rests on the arches of the crypt from which many have believed the church acquired its name: Sancta Maria de Arcubus, St Mary-le-Bow or St Mary of the Arches. She holds Wren's church and tower. The window to the right depicts St Paul, his cathedral clearly visible behind him. Both saints are surrounded by the churches which survived the blitz, held by the saint of the dedication in each case.''