Truro, Cathedral Church of St Mary
n25 . North nave aisle 4
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1903
Number of lights
1
Maker
Clayton & Bell
Main subject
2 upper.
St Bernard of Clairvaux
2 lower.
St Francis of Assisi ,
St Dominic
1 .
Bernard preaching at Vézelay,
1146
Donor
Kenneth Haweis James
of 10 Orme Court, London,
metal broker,
son of dedicatee,
died 5th October 1914 aged 79
Dedicatee
Henry Charles James
of 10 Austin Friars, London EC,
died 16th November 1879 aged 78
Notes
Offer of windows in memory of parents by donor,
Cornishman October 12, 1899 p 7 .
TCM/590/13–14 . Letters from Kenneth James
26th October 1899
and 4th November 1899 .
Insertion of
n22
in memory of donor’s grandparents and offer of windows in memory of father and mother on completion of nave
Royal Cornwall Gazette May 17, 1900 p 7 .
Insertion of this window
(and n24 ,
in memory of donor’s mother),
West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser May 7, 1903 p 4 ,
Cornish Guardian May 15, 1903 p 5 .
Pedigree of the donor and dedicatee of the window:
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To the glory of God and in loving memory of Henry Charles youngest son of Walter
and Ursula James formerly of this city born in Lemon Street 26 July 1801
died in London 16 November 1879
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2 upper.
St Bernard of Clairvaux is shown bearded and barefooted,
wearing a Cistercian habit. His right hand holds a crozier whilst his left holds up his book
de Consideratione
(Book of Considerations),
in which he advocated that reform of the church should start with the sanctity of the Pope.
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FRANCIS · BERNARD · DOMINIC
2 lower.
On the left, St Francis of Assisi is portrayed bearded and barefooted,
wearing a habit of his order girdled at the waist.
His right hand holds a cross, whilst his left hand, showing clearly his
stigmatum ,
supports a bird. Five other birds are also featured,
a reference to the tradition of St Francis preaching to the birds.
On the right, St Dominic is shown clean-shaven,
wearing a habit of his order.
In his left hand he holds a spray of lilies and
in his right hand a rosary.
A star is placed above his head in the centre of his nimbus.
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· BERNARD · PREACHING · THE · CRUSADE ·
1 .
Bernard preaching at Vézelay on 31st March 1146 .
He is featured on a wooden podium, his left hand holding
a pastoral staff and his right raised in declamation. Beside him is the moustached, crowned figure of
Louis VII wearing a cloak
covered in crosses. In front of the platform are four male figures, one in chain mail and tabard bearing the cross.
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The inscription at the base of the window.
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