Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches
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Location in Church: | Chancel N (W) |
Type: | 1 light |
Size (width x height): | 1' 0" x 4' 11" or 0.30m x 1.49m |
Subject(s): | Sancta Fides, St Faith
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Subject(s) - Notes: | The French St Faith is said to have been martyred in the early 4th century for refusing to make Pagan sacrifices under the Diocletian persecutions of the Roman Emperors. |
Date Made: | after 1905 |
Craftsman: | A L Moore, Maker |
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen: | Makers Mark |
Dedicated to: | Emily Packer [1843-1902] (shown as Emilia on the Latin Inscription). More... |
Donated by: | Emily Packer's brothers and sisters, of which there seem to have been many.
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Makers Mark on Window: | |
Notes on Window: | The window must have been installed after December 1905 when Leonard Frederick Packer was appointed Rector at Saunderton. More... |
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Window in Situ
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Overall View of Glass
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Figure of St Faith, holding a sword, which is one of the emblems often associated with the French saint.
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In her other hand, St Faith is holding a Crucifix.
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Closer view of St Faith with long red wavy hair.
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The brief Inscription translates as: "To the Glory of God, and in memory of Emily Packer given to God, donated by her Brothers and Sisters.
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Makers Mark: A L Moore del et pinxit (drew and painted) London.
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Stained Glass of Buckinghamshire Churches
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