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St Mary's Stained Glass Windows
St Mary Magdalene Traditionally she is shown with flowing hair and a jar of ointment, although in centuries past only loose women wore their hair unbound. Although a sinner she was forgiven and it was to her that the Risen Lord first appeared after his resurrection. Her faithfulness to end and her presence at the crucifixion is sybolized by the crosses above her head and the skull at the bottom referring to Golgotha, the place of the skull. This symbol may also refer to the legend that after Pentecost she retired to the desert and lived as a hermit, bewailling her former sins. |
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