Saints in the window at christ church rb

Saints in the Northwest bottom corner

Paul - Called Saul in the Hebrew, his name was changed to Paul when he began missionary work in the Greek speaking world. The earliest writings in the New Testament are letters Paul wrote to encourage members of churches begun in response to his preaching.

Theodore of Tarsus - 602 -668 - You can tell from the miter on his head and the crosier in his hand that Theodore is a bishop. A monk of the Eastern Christian, he went from Rome to England to bind up a church torn by plague and the clash of Celtic and Roman practices. He established schools, rearranged dioceses, appointed new bishops, and reorganized the monasteries. He was the first bishop to be recognized by all the English people.

Patrick 386 - 493 - As a youth Patrick was captured by the Danes and taken to Ireland to be sold as a slave. While there he learned the language, culture and religion of the people. Eventually he made his way back to his family home in England. From there he went to the continent and entered a monastery. As a missionary to Ireland, he used his knowledge of the people to win them to Christianity.

Hilda 614 - 680 Hilda was baptized by the chaplain Bertha brought to England at her marriage. She entered a convent organized on the Celtic pattern in Northumbria. From there she organized other monastic units. She is shown with a crosier to indicate her status as equal to that of a bishop.

Margaret 1045 - 1092 Blown onto the shore of Scotland by a storm, Margaret and her mother were taken in by the Scots king. Although Margaret had been on her way to a convent on the continent the king married her. She used her influence as queen to call a synod that regularized the observance of Lent and Easter, She also founded several churches.

Cranmer 1489 - 1556 Thomas Cranmer represented Henry to the Pope in Rome in researching grounds for a divorce. Later he spent time on the continent and returned to England with awareness of the reformation and a wife. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry and confirmed by Rome he was one of the writers of the first two editions of The Book of Common Prayer.

C. S. Lewis 1898 - 1963 Known these days of the author of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lewis held a chair in medieval literature at Oxford. He used his considerable linguistic talent as a Christian apologist. He is shown wearing his scholars gown, leaning against a desk and smoking a pipe.