Durham Cathedral St Gregory Window Card

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Durham Cathedral St Gregory Window Card. Free UK shipping. Ia a Vertical DL greeting card, with a close up, photograph of the St Gregory Nazianzen Window. This close up, detailed photograph of the modern stained glass window inside Durham Cathedral, is found on the west side of the North Transept, is the vibrant St Gregory Nazianzen Stained Glass Window.

St Gregory Nazianzen (330-389) was the Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (now in Turkey). The stained glass window design shows St Gregory offering heavenly soundwaves, “the music of the spheres” to God. The inscription reads “Thy attuning teacheth the choir of the worlds to adore thee in musical silence” and there is also the Greek “Eis Tous Aionas” which roughly translates as “to eternity”.

The stained glass window was designed by Hugh Easton, it has an Art Deco style which was very fashionable at the time of installation in 1936. It was the first of many windows Easton designed for the cathedral. It was dedicated in memory of the British civil servant Sir Basil Phillott Blackett, KCB, KCSI (1882-1935).

“I have since frequently heard that people in many parts of the country attributed this phenomenon to the spirit of St Cuthbert.” Indeed, Cuthbert’s modus operandi when performing miracles was to control the weather.

Durham Cathedral St Gregory Window Card, comes in a clear cello bag, with a white envelope. Card is left Blank Inside for your own message.

This Durham Cathedral St Gregory Window Card, from Durham Cathedral is produced by kind permission of the Chapter House of Durham Cathedral. This is one of a wide range of photographs taken inside the Cathedral of both the architecture and the stained glass windows. For more Durham Cathedral photographs click here

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