Stained glass window
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907)
Category
Stained glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
stained glass & lead
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire
NT 232715
Caption
Leonard of Noblac also Leonard of Limoges, is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin region of France. He was converted to Christianity along with the king, at Christmas 496. Leonard became a hermit in the forest of Limousin, where he gathered a number of followers. Leonard was a noble in the court of Clovis I, founder of the Merovingian dynasty. Saint Remigius, Bishop of Reims was his godfather. As a disciple of Remigius, he was granted the prerogative to visit prisons and free anyone held there. According to legend, prisoners saw their chains break before their eyes. Many came to him afterwards, bringing their heavy chains and irons to offer them in homage. A considerable number remained with him, and he often gave them part of his forest to clear and farm for an honest life.
Summary
Painted or stained glass window - Depicting Saint Leonard, Patron Saint of Prisoners, holding a ball and chain. The window is in the perpendicular style in the form of a pointed arch. The top lights are surrounded by tracery of the flowing decorated style, starting at the top two quatrefoil's with a tear drop beneath each and a single light to the bottom.
Provenance
Acquired with the estate in 1946 from the Trustees of the 9th Duke of Newcastle.
Makers and roles
Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907), designer Charles Eamer Kempe (Sussex 1837 - London 1907), artist