Stained Glass in Saint Paul’s
The Chancel Windows (2, 3, 4, 5)
The Apostles
These windows show the Apostles, around the High Altar:
(2)
S Peter, holding the keys of heaven and the book of his Epistles
S Andrew, carrying his saltire cross X
S Paul, holding his sword of his martyrdom and a book of his Epistles


(3)
S Thomas, holding the spear of his martyrdom and a carpenter’s square
S James the Brother of Our Lord, carrying a pilgrim’s staff and the book of his (apocryphal) Gospel
S James, brother of John, holding his club of his martyrdom and a book of his Epistle
(4)
S Philip, holding his missionary cross
S John, the beloved disciple, carrying a poisoned chalice that could not harm him and the book of his Gospel and the Apocalypse
S Bartholomew, holding the flaying knife of his martyrdom


(5)
S Simon, holding the saw of his martyrdom
S Matthew, holding the book of his Gospel and a quill
S Jude, holding the spear of his martyrdom and a book of his Epistle
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