Presentation window, Hatfield
Victorian stained glass in St Etheldreda's parish church, Hatfield, Herts. The subject of the Presentation: Jesus has been taken to the temple as his mother (left) is celebrate the ritual purification. At the temple they encouter St Simeon (the Righteous, centre) who has been promised this meeting in a prophesy earlier in his life. To the right is St Anna, a temple prophetess also said to have been present. The window may be the work of Heaton, Butler & Bayne, but this is uncertain. The window dates from some time after 1872.
Presentation window, Hatfield
Victorian stained glass in St Etheldreda's parish church, Hatfield, Herts. The subject of the Presentation: Jesus has been taken to the temple as his mother (left) is celebrate the ritual purification. At the temple they encouter St Simeon (the Righteous, centre) who has been promised this meeting in a prophesy earlier in his life. To the right is St Anna, a temple prophetess also said to have been present. The window may be the work of Heaton, Butler & Bayne, but this is uncertain. The window dates from some time after 1872.