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  2. York Minster - Wikipedia

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    The minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the mother church for the diocese of York and the province of York. [5] It is administered by its dean and chapter. The minster is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.

  3. Five Sisters window - Wikipedia

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    Dimensions. 16.31 m × 1.56 m (642 in × 61 in) Location. York, England. York Minster's Five Sisters window contains the largest expanse of 13th century grisaille glass in the world. [1] It was built c.1250–1260 and is located in the north wall of the north transept of York Minster. The window features in the Guinness Book of Records as "the ...

  4. William of York - Wikipedia

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    Shrines. York Minster. William of York (late 11th century – 8 June 1154) [a] was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. He was thought to be related to King Stephen of England, who helped to secure his election to the province after several candidates had failed to gain papal confirmation.

  5. Stained glass window returned to York Minster after ... - AOL

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    This rare view is approximately 78 feet up at the apex of York Minster's Great East Window and is the first completed section of the country's largest single expanse of medieval stained glass.

  6. Medieval parish churches of York - Wikipedia

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    St Crux, Pavement. St Crux in about 1843. St Crux, (literally Holy Cross), was the largest medieval parish church in York after its rebuilding in 1424, and a brick tower was added in 1697. It was closed around 1880 after becoming unsafe, and attempts to raise sufficient funds to rebuild it were unsuccessful.

  7. English Gothic stained glass windows - Wikipedia

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    Glaziers developed personal styles, and their names became known. Examples were Thomas of Oxford, who made the windows of the Chapel of William of Wykeham's College at Winchester, and William of Coventry, the glazier of the Great East Window at York Minster (1405–1408).

  8. English Gothic architecture - Wikipedia

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    at York Minster; the chapter house (1260–96), nave and west front, including the Heart of Yorkshire window (1291–1375) at Wells Cathedral ; the chapter house (1275–1310), east end (1310–19, Lady chapel; 1329–45, choir and retro-choir), central tower (1315–22) and strainer arches (1415–23)

  9. Tree of Jesse - Wikipedia

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    The upper section of the Jesse Tree window at Chartres Cathedral showing Jesus at the apex and Mary below him The fragment of a Jesse Tree window from York Minster, which is probably the oldest panel of stained glass in England (c. 1170) Two panels, all that remain, of a Jesse Tree window of the late 12th or early 13th century, Canterbury ...

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