St Germans, St Germanus of Auxerre
Chancel east
Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 5
- Maker
- Morris, William & Co
- Main subject
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2a. (BJ wb58) 2b. Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus (BJ wb60) 2c. Christ as Love (BJ wb59) 2d. (BJ wb57) 2e. (BJ wb61) 1a. (BJ wb62) 1b. (BJ wb51) 1c. (BJ wb56) 1d. (BJ wb55) 1e. (BJ wb63) - Tracery subject
- 24 angels, mostly playing musical instruments
- Subject type
- Figurative historical
- Donor
- Dr Alfred Burton, MRCSE Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) , of 11 Park Place, St James’s, London, former physician to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, died
- Designs
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- BJ wb58 (2a)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 2a.
- BJ wb60 (2b)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 2b.
- BJ wb59 (2c)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 2c.
- BJ wb57 (2d)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 2d.
- BJ wb61 (2e)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 2e.
- BJ wb62 (1a)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 1a.
- BJ wb51 (1b)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 1b.
- BJ wb56 (1c)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 1c.
- BJ wb55 (1d)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 1d.
- BJ wb63 (1e)
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- . Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion Congregational Church, South transept. 1e.
- Notes
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- Church in the West, , cost £500.
- Church in the West, , cost £630.
- Insertion, , .
- Dedicated .
- Death of donor, , , , .
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- MG Swift, The Morris windows at St Germans, Cornwall.
To the glory of God this window is dedicated by the donor Alfred Burton in the year
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Tracery.
Tracery, top. Angels playing viol, psaltery, trumpet and viol.
Tracery, left. Angels playing cymbals, viol and psaltery.
Tracery, centre. Angels playing musical instruments.
Tracery, right. Angels playing trumpet, viol and cymbals.
centurion
2a. Longinus, the centurion.
s·mary sister of lazarus
2b. Mary of Bethany.
jesus christ
2c.
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s·mary virgin
2d. The Blessed Virgin Mary.
saint paul
2e.
saint matthew
1a. St Matthew holds a scroll on which is written euntes ergo docete omnes gentes docentes eos servare omnia quaecumque mandavi vobis et ecce ego vobiscum sum omnibus diebus usque ad consummationem saeculi (Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world (). Above St Matthew is his symbol, an angel.
saint mark
1b. St Mark holds a scroll on which is written Initium evangelii Jesu Christi, Filii Dei. Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem suam [sic], qui praeparabit viam tuam ante te. Vox clamantis in deserto, Parate viam Domini (The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord (). Above St Mark is his symbol, a winged lion.
saint stephen
1c.
saint luke
1d. St Luke holds a scroll on which is written Haec sunt verba quae locutus sum ad vos cum adhuc essem vobiscum quoniam necesse est impleri omnia quae scripta sunt in lege Moysi et prophetis et psalmis de me (These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me (). Above St Luke is his symbol, a winged bull.
saint john
1e. St John the Evangelist holds a scroll on which is written In principio erat verbum, et verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat verbum (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God) (). Above St John is his symbol, an eagle