Pope_Celestine,_St_William_and_an_unidentified_Prelate,_East_Window,_York_Minster.jpg


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English: Stained glass East Window, York Minster, by John Thornton (fl. 1405-1433). Depicting Pope Celestine (ruled 1143-4) (centre), Saint William of York, Archbishop of York (right) and another unidentified Archbishop of York, personal arms missing (left). Attributed arms of Saint William of York (d.1154), Archbishop of York 1143-7 (deposed) 1153-4 (restored): Or, ten mascles pierced gules, 3,3,3,1 , impaled by arms of the See of York ("ancient"), with field gules rather than the usual azure. Centre: Arms of Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham, who donated the window.
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4 May 2015