Loveday coat of arms - St Mary - Cropredy, Oxfordshire
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Stained glass window in the south aisle of St Mary's church, Cropredy, with the Loveday coat of arms.
Waymark Code: WM12EM3
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/11/2020
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Stained glass window in the south aisle of St Mary's church, Cropredy, with the Loveday coat of arms.
"This glass is a benefaction of Rev. William Taylor Loveday of Arlescote as a memorial to himself and his elder brother John Loveday
The window was made by Heaton, Butler and Bayne of London and portrays the Adoration of the Wise Men
The Blessed Virgin Mary appears in the centre light with the Holy Child.
On the left two kings present their offerings with a camel, suggestive of the desert journey, in the background.
And on the right a third king kneels with a casket in hand. St Joseph stands behind him, holding the traditional emblem of the blossoming rod.
Above in the circular head of the window is the star.
Text:
WE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR IN THE EAST AND ARE COME TO WORSHIP HIM
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF JOHN LOVEDAY ESQ D.C.L.
OF WILLIAMSCOTE & ARLESCOTE WHO DIED 19 OCT 1864 AGED 79
AND OF HIS BROTHER AND SUCCESSOR
THE REV WILLIAM TAYLOR LOVEDAY
WHO DIED 2 APRIL 1875 AGED 87 "
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