ClaireFromClare , 6 months ago to medievodons

64lbs of costly candle wax was allocated to the #ClareCastle chapel for the feast of #Candlemas, a favourite of the #LadyOfClare, when light blazed in midwinter & candles were brought to be blessed.

She would have been familiar with this #CanterburyCathedral window depicting the Presentation of Christ in the Temple - very tall candles here!

📷 Lawrence OP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/32543795371

#StainedGlass #medieval @medievodons

ClaireFromClare , 8 months ago to medievodons

After #ThomasBecket was assassinated in #CanterburyCathedral on 29 Dec 1170, reports of miraculous healing started to circulate within a week, and pilgrim numbers soared. The vibrant colours of the #StainedGlass windows around his shrine may have seemed almost as wondrous to #medieval visitors as the #miracles they depict.

📷 Julian P. Gufford, CC BY-SA 2.0; more at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpguffogg/albums/72157640046578935/

#craftsmanship #wonder #pilgrimage @medievodons

Ethelreda of Canterbury is treated for quartan fever, a type of malaria, by a man with a flask and a priest mixing a liquid in a bowl, before being cured by St Thomas. Photo © Julian P. Gufford, CC BY-SA 2.0

ClaireFromClare , 8 months ago to medievodons

Today is the feast of St #ThomasBecket, assassinated in #CanterburyCathedral #OTD 1170. Reports of miraculous healing started to circulate within a week. The vibrant #StainedGlass windows around his shrine may have seemed almost as wondrous to visiting pilgrims as the #miracles they depict.

It used to be hard to find photos, so 🙏 Jules & Jenny for helpful descriptions & terrific 📷 gallery at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpguffogg/albums/72157640046578935/

#medieval #craftsmanship #wonder #pilgrimage #CreativeCommons @medievodons