Tour Scotland Video Arrival Window Cathedral Dunblane

Tour Scotland video of the Arrival stained glass windows on ancestry visit to the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland. The right and left hand lights depict the Virgin Mother and Simeon. The large tapers behind these figures recall the feast of the Purification, or Candlemas. At the base of the central portion of this window is seen a boat coming into the haven. Above the haven to which the boat is sailing is introduced, in the right of the two central lights, the meeting of Mother and Child, in Heaven with roses falling earthward from Paradise. In the left, three angels are shown holding out a crown and standing on a cloud, with roses falling from it. A vessel from which gushes the Water of Life is seen beside them.

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Tour Scotland Video Departure Window Cathedral Dunblane

Tour Scotland video of the Departure stained glass windows on ancestry visit to the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland. These windows contain in the left and right hand light, respectively, the Passage of the Red Sea and the Chariot of Fire, which suggest departure. In the Passage of the Red Sea is introduced Michael the Archangel, Captain of the Hosts of Israel, in the Pillar of Fire, whilst the Starry Host is shown above the cloud. The two central lights of the window are called by the artist De Profundis, from the Depths, and Sursom Corda, Lift Up Your Hearts, respectively. Underneath both is represented a stormy sea, emblematical of life's chequered course.

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Tour Scotland video Apostles Window Cathedral Dunblane

Tour Scotland video of the Apostles stained glass windows on ancestry visit to the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland. The figures represented are; St Peter, St John, St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke, St Jude, and St James, the Apostles whose writings are enshrined in the New Testament.

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Tour Scotland Video John the Baptist and The Good Shepherd Window Cathedral Dunblane

Tour Scotland video of the John the Baptist and The Good Shepherd stained glass windows on ancestry visit to the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland. The small windows in the south east corner of the South Aisle of the cathedral were erected in memory of Reverend Dr Henry M Hamilton who died in 1903. The Cathedral was once the seat of the bishops of Dunblane, also sometimes called, of Strathearn, until the abolition of bishops after the Scottish Reformation. There are remains of the vaults of the episcopal palace to the south of the cathedral. Technically, it is no longer a cathedral, as there are no bishops in the Church of Scotland, which is a Presbyterian denomination.

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Tour Scotland Video Compassion of Christ Window Cathedral Dunblane

Tour Scotland video of the Compassion of Christ stained glass windows on ancestry visit to the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland. The four central lights, each divided into three sections, illustrate a separate aspect of our Lord's compassion. The light to the left portrays Christ's compassion to the individual and shows, from the bottom, Mary Magdalene, Peter, and the two blind men. The light next to it shows compassion in general, with Christ the Good Shepherd at the bottom, the weeping over Jerusalem next and, at the top, the feeding of the five thousand. Our Lord's compassion through his parables is illustrated in the easternmost light, showing, from the bottom, the thirsty being given drink, the return of the prodigal son and the good Samaritan. Next to it is illustrated compassion through the Cross, beginning at the bottom with Gethsemane, and in the centre Christ carrying the Cross, culminating with Christ crucified at the top.

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