{"id":940,"date":"2021-01-16T21:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T21:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=940"},"modified":"2021-01-17T18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T18:43:39","slug":"great-east-window","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.saintpaulschurch.org.uk\/?page_id=940","title":{"rendered":"Great East Window"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Stained Glass in Saint Paul\u2019s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c4 return to Stained Glass<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Great East Window (1)<\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tree of Jesse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T<\/font>his design consists of three tiers of people in medieval costume who represent the family tree of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the centre of the bottom tier is Jesse himself, sitting on a throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Jesse\u2019s right hand is King David, holding his harp.
King Solomon stands on his other side, holding a model of the Temple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In the centre of the top tier is the Virgin Mary, holding the baby Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the other kings represent the ancestors of Jesus, although we cannot give them names. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only the beardless king (Josiah?) in the top layer is individual as the other faces are used more than once, but with different coloured robes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c4 return to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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