St. Margaret's Church Stained Glass Windows
History tells us that Stained glass windows were used in churches
to educate Christians who could not read. By looking at the painted scenes in
the stained glass, they could learn about the stories of the Bible and
religious teachings. This practice continues today, stained glass work reminds
worshipers of important values and lessons. In St. Margaret’s church, the stained glass
presents to us the important saints of our Diocese and Scotland at large.
St Margaret of Scotland
Saint Margaret of Scotland, was an English princess and a Scottish queen. Born in the Kingdom of Hungary to the expatriate English prince Edward the Exile, Margaret and her family returned to England in 1057. Margaret was renowned for her good influence on her husband and also for her devout piety and religious observance. She was a prime mover in the reform of the Church in Scotland.
St. Columba
St. Columba was an Irish missionary who spreadi Christianity through Ireland and Scotland. His name means 'dove', Columba was banished from Ireland in 563, aged forty two, for leading battles against greedy Irish monasteries. With twelve supporters he sailed in a curragh to Iona, the island lying a kilometre south-west of the end of Mull..
St. Peter Apostle
After Jesus had declared that He would build His church on the truth of Peter’s noble confession, He went on to say, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” ( Matthew 16:19 )..
St. John Ogilvie
John Ogilvie SJ was a Scottish Jesuit martyr. For his work as a priest in service to a persecuted Catholic community in 17th century Scotland, and in being hanged for his faith, he became the only post-Reformation Scottish saint.
St Patrick
St Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Most of his work was in Ireland and he is known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland.
St Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus, and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541. He was one of the most influential figures in the Counter-Reformation.
St. Francis of Assisi
Francis lived in wealth and ease until God used a meeting with a leper to change his heart. He is known for his ministry to the poor and underprivileged, his care for nature and animals, and founding the Franciscan order.
St. Pius X
Pius is known for strongly opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, and for promoting liturgical reforms and scholastic theology. He initiated the preparation of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive and systemic work of its kind.
St Mungo
St Mungo is known for his four miracles, commemorated on the City of Glasgow's Coat of Arms, depicting a tree with a bird perched on its branches and a salmon and bell on either side. When Mungo died he was buried in his church, you can visit his tomb in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral.
