Windows, St Benedict Biscop, Wombourne, South Staffordshire, England
N 52° 32.166 W 002° 10.976
30U E 555419 N 5820981
Windows, St Benedict Biscop, Church Road, Wombourne
Waymark Code: WMZ111
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/23/2018
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Our patron St Benedict is also patron saint of glass makers and we are blessed with a large number and variety of stained glass windows, most of which is Victorian, the earliest by Clayton and Bell, showing events in the life of Jesus.
The great east window shows the Resurrection and Ascension and the window at the east end on the south aisle shows the events of Jesus’ Passion.
The east window, behind the altar (an early work by Clayton and Bell), depicts Christ as king, reigning in heaven. The window has unfortunately lost much of its original detail, but it is still possible to make out St Christopher carrying the Christ child (towards top of left hand lancet), St Stephan (first Christian martyr, complete with the stone used to kill him (bottom of right hand lancet), St Peter with his keys, St John with his chalice (lower central panel), flanked by our four patron saints – Andrew, George, David and Patrick. It is still possible to make out St Patrick standing on some snakes – a reminder of the legend that he drove all the snakes out of the Emerald Isle.