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Stained Glass Windows in the Churches of Harrisonburg
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Martyrdom of Thomas Becket
The fourth window shows the transition from the Anglo – Saxon to the Norman era of English history. The
martyrdom of Thomas Becket is the central episode depicted. Among the subordinate images is the seal
of Westminster, recalling the founding of Westminster Abbey during the reign of Edward the Confessor
(1043 – 1066), last of the Anglo – Saxon kings.
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Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Martyrdom of Thomas Becket
The fourth window shows the transition from the Anglo – Saxon to the Norman era of English history. The
martyrdom of Thomas Becket is the central episode depicted. Among the subordinate images is the seal
of Westminster, recalling the founding of Westminster Abbey during the reign of Edward the Confessor
(1043 – 1066), last of the Anglo – Saxon kings.
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