THE EAST WINDOW
Above all stands the Dove, the symbol of the Holy Spirit.
The Four Evangelists
St. Matthew – to trace our Lord’s human decent, emphasised by St. Matthew, this light shows the Tree of Jesse, with Abraham, David, Solomon, Joram and Zadok.
Above – Jesus in Glory with our Lady and St. Joseph.
Below – the Nativity.
St. Matthew’s symbol is the Face of a Man.
St. Mark – he holds a crozier as Bishop of Alexandria. The budding tree, butterflies and roses are symbolic of the Resurrection.
Below – the Risen Lord.
St. Mark’s symbol is a Lion.
St. Luke – he holds a pen. The thorn in the background is a reminder of the legend that Joseph of Arimathea planted his staff at Glastonbury, where it took root, flowering at Christmas.
Below – the Crucifixion.
St. Luke’s symbol is the Calf.
At the top of these two central lights, angels are distributing the Rivers of Salvation.
St. John – he holds his Gospel at the opening words ‘In principio erat Verbum’ (‘In the beginning was the Word’). The Vine illustrates Chapter 15 Verse 5.
Above – the Chalice with a dragon, illustrating the legend that St. John drank from a poison without effect. Beneath – the Transfiguration.
St. John’s symbol is the Eagle.
THE SOUTHEAST WINDOW
Above
the arms of the See of Lincoln.
St. Clement (Phillippians iv, 3)
wears a toga and white tunica with purple stripes and carries a crozier as Bishop of Rome. The anchor reminds us of his death by drowning. The scene below recalls a legend that the Lamb guided him to a stream of living water.
The name Clement was that of the Rev. C. Elsmere.
St. Leonard
a French nobleman who became the patron saint of prisoners wears a dalmatic over the alb with the fleur-de-lis of France. Below, he is in prison, in Benedictine garb.
Spitalgate’s old hospital was St. Leonard’s.
