Edinburgh: St Giles' Cathedral Church of Scotland, Clerestory

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Angels of Healing and Battle

Window of two trefoil-headed lights with tracery.

This window depicts St. Raphael, (who is associated with the healing powers of God) and St. Michael, the Archangel in Battle, accompanied by children and animals. Angels above the figures are holding the shield of the Lamb of God and a shield with a Scottish rampant Lion.

Inscription:
Lancet 1:
‘WORSHIP HIM IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS'. (Psalm 29:2)/ 'ST. RAPHAEL’
Lancet 2:
‘GIVE UNTO THE LORD GLORY AND STRENGTH'. (Psalm 29:1)/ 'ST. MICHAEL’
Tracery:
'In thy presence is fullness of joy'. (Psalm 16:11)

This window was installed in ____.

Artist/Designer:
Douglas Strachan (1875-1950) was born in Aberdeen and educated at Robert Gordon’s College. Strachan took evening classes at Gray’s School of Art. He worked as an apprentice lithographer, a muralist, a portrait painter and then found his passion for Stained Glass as he worked on a commission in the early 20th century. Strachan’s first major design was for the Peace Palace in The Hague installed in 1929. He worked on many memorial windows, including the renowned designs for the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, from 1923-1927.

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Who: Douglas Strachan (Artist/Designer)
What: Church of Scotland
Where: High Kirk of Edinburgh
High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
When: (installed)
01/07/2012 (photograph taken)
Resource Rights Holder: Scottish Stained Glass Trust and Symposium
Record ID: 000-000-768-003-C
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Material: Glass, Lead, Paint, Stain
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Subject/Keywords: St. Raphael, St. Michael, Lamb of God, Rampant Lion, archangels, male artist, Gray’s School of Art, memorial window
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Photographer: Elisa Conesa Martinez
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