Halo
A plain round halo or nimbus symbolises the Virgin Mary, saints, prophets, evangelists and angels.
Madonna and Child stained glass window in the north-west nave wall in Saint Mark’s Church
The triple lancet east window is a triptych of the risen Lord at the empty tomb, based on Matthew 28. It was made by Whitefriars of London to replace the one destroyed by the fire which destroyed the original church in 1949.
Iconography:
Oval radiance and circular halo together symbolise the glory of Jesus Christ
Long flowing tresses of hair are a symbol of Mary Magdelene
Holly symbolises the crown of thorns and the blood from the passion of Jesus Christ
The colour blue symbolises the Virgin Mary
A plain round halo symbolises the Virgin Mary, saints, prophets, evangelists and angels.