'God the Holy Spirit'

2011

Design by Roy Coomber

Each light 650mm wide x 2135mm + tracery quatrefoil

The Holy Spirit. The third person of the Trinity.

In Christian Art, the Holy Spirit is typified by the 'Dove', also 'Rays of Light' and 'Flames'.

The Dove is a recognised symbol of the Holy Spirit because an image like that of a Dove appeared at the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the River of Jordan with a blaze of light.

Waters cascade downwards to a Baptismal Pool, representing the act of washing away of sin and the birth of new life.

The design has the feeling of a waterfall, among the streams of water are Seven Flames, representing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost.

At the top of the window are illustrations of Roche Abbey and the Chapel on the Bridge.

To represent local industry in the Rotherham area, an image of a Bessemer converter issuing molton iron in the process of making steel.

St Bede's Church, Rotherham