A Window, A War, and a Metaphor in Winchester Cathedral

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The huge west window over the entrance to Winchester Cathedral isn’t what you would expect to see in an 11th century church. It’s filled with stained glass, but instead of showing scenes of Biblical events as most church windows do, this one is abstract and quite modern looking. There are jumbles of colored glass put together in what seems to be a haphazard pattern. You might see partial faces or bits of scenes here and there, but mostly it’s just a random mosaic of color. Let’s find out why…