Feeding the Hungry, Visiting the Sick
Unknown designer
1894
St Peter's Church, Laleham Road, Staines, Surrey
The window is in the east of the south aisle. [Commentary continues below.]
Photographs by John Salmon, text and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee, with many thanks to the parish office for help and advice.
Two close-ups of the window.
According to the inscription, this window was given in loving memory of Helen Maria Watts White, by her daughter. On the left, a charitable woman offers bread to a poor man with a staff, perhaps a pilgrim, while another poor woman, a mother with a sleeping infant, looks on. On the right, a visitor to the sick-room reads to a young invalid, probably from the scriptures. A man, perhaps her father, hovers anxiously behind the patient, his hands joining in prayer. This celebrates the life of a woman faithful in word and deed.
Eberhard, Robert. "Stained Glass Windows at St Peter, Staines, Surrey." Church Stained Glass Windows. Web. 29 August 2016.
Last modified 29 August 2016
