A view of the beautiful hand carved Victorian pews with "Polly" the Eagle Lecturn.  The lecturn masqueraded as a money box during 1649 - 1660.

Holy Trinity Church Coventry's History Pages .....Sarah and Andrew invite you to.... come in and "take a pew"......

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The West Window

The West Window by Hugh Easton actually depicts the story of the Church of England.
Find below a detailed account of all the personalities.
For all those who enjoy a frustrating puzzle try to unscramble the West Window here

Click the different hot spots on this picture to find out more about this historic window.

 

The West Window Geography

top left personalities:
ST OSWALD with outstretched arm
THE VENERABLE BEDE AND
DEACON
ST BRIGHT
ST PATRICK with green cross
ST AIDAN
ST COLUMBA

Christ in Majesty
seated on the rainbow with feet resting on the world

 

top right personalities:
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST holding cross
ST LUKE
ST PAUL holding sword
ST TIMOTHY
ST STEPHEN and apostles
ST AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO
ST AMBROSE

 

Lower Left: Leaders and scholars
of the church
ST AUGUSTINE OF
CANTERBURY
ARCHBISHOP CRANMER
JOHN WESLEY
ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE
BISHOP GORE
A representative priest
BISHOP LATIMER & RILEY
Martyrs
ST THOMAS MORE
HUGH of LINCOLN

Our Lady
with the
Holy Child

 

 

 

 

ST JOSEPH  ST JOHN

Lower right:  Leaders of the monastic 
movement:
ST FRANCIS of ASSISI
ST BENEDICT  ST DOMINIC
ST CATHERINE OF SIENNA holding cross
ST THERESA holding quill pen
ST JOHN of the Cross
JACOPONI da TODI
ST IGNATIUS

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