Truro, Cathedral Church of St Mary
s10. South transept lancet 1
Entries in grey are not obtained from documentary evidence, but are inferred from content, context, etc.
- Date of manufacture and insertion
- Number of lights
- 1
- Maker
- Clayton & Bell
- Main subject
- Witness of St Stephen : Baptism of Cornelius the centurion by St Peter : St Paul teaching at Athens
- Donor
- “Lady Rowe”, probably Dame Frances Ann Rowe, daughter of James Bate of Exeter, widow of Sir Joshua Rowe, CB, died
- Dedicatee
- Lt Col Charles Lygon Cocks of Treverbyn Vean, St Neot, formerly of the Coldstream Guards, chairman of the committee that selected the stone for the building of the cathedral, died .
- Notes
The left-hand lancet below the south rose window.
Protomartyr lapidatvr (The first martyr was stoned to death).
3. The martyrdom of St Stephen. Saul, on the right-hand side, looks on.
Primitiae gentivm tingvntvr (The first of the Gentiles are baptised).
2. The baptism of Cornelius by Peter. The centurion’s helmet is placed on the ground, whilst his family is grouped behind him.
Magister gentivm Athenis evangelizat (The teacher of the Gentiles preaches in Athens).
1. Paul in Athens.