This tester by Graeme Wilson is above St Cuthbert’s Chapel. It dates from 1982 and depicts St Cuthbert’s Vision of Heaven with Christ in Glory.
Archive for the 'Faith Foundations' Category
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
St Cuthbert’s Vision of Heaven
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, York 2011
Five Sisters Window
The Five Sisters Window is the main feature in the North Transept of York Minster:
Found in the North Transept of the Minster, the Five Sisters Window contains the largest amount of Early English ‘grisaille’ glass in a single window, anywhere in the world. The window was completed in 1260. It consists of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, York 2011
PhotoHunt – Lights
Tnchick the long standing host of PhotoHunt stepped down last week and by popular request to keep the Hunt alive a new host was voted in. Thank you to Sandi for stepping in so quickly so that PhotoHunt can carry on seamlessly without a break
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, York 2011
The Minster from the Town Walls
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 7th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
St Mary’s Abbey
The ruins of St Mary’s Abbey are situated in the Yorkshire Museum gardens. This is all that remains of the Benedictine monastery that was once one of the most wealthy and powerful in England.
The abbey estate occupied the entire site of the Museum Garden and the abbot was one of the most powerful clergymen [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 2nd 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
York Minster
I invite you to join me at Vision and Verb, where I give a brief history of York Minster over the years.
Comments Off CherryPie on Nov 20th 2011
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2011
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
Jesus (Circa 5BC – circa AD30)
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2011
