Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi Digital Archive

Location

Location	Ashton-under-Lyne
Site/Monument	St Michael
Dedication	St Michael
County (in 1974)	Lancashire
National Grid Reference	SJ 941 990

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Building

Building Type (current)	Parish church
Building Type (pre-Reformation)	Parish church
Part of Church (subsidiary)	Aisle

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Window

Cvma window no	sVIII
Window description	South aisle, south window
Orientation	South

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Subject Terms

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Iconclass	baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments Bible (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s)) empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great; possible attributes: model of church, (royal) crown, crown of thorns, cross, three nails female sex; woman kneeling figure male sex; man Moses ascends Mount Hor with Aaron and Eleazar organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general personal devotion of St. Constantine - baptism, consecration, taking vows of male saint pope the soldier; the soldier's life the twelve months represented by scenes showing human activities, usually in a landscape; so-called 'labours of the months' (+ with scenes showing human occupations ~ seasons and months)
Heraldry	Ashton, Agnes (wife of Thomas Ashton) (Historical Figures) Ashton, Anne (wife of Thomas Ashton) (Historical Figures) Ashton, Dulcia (wife of John Ashton) (Historical Figures) Ashton, Elizabeth (wife of Thomas Ashton) (Historical Figures) Ashton, Isabella (wife of John Ashton) (Historical Figures) Ashton, Margaret (wife of John Ashton) (Historical Figures) Ashton, Sir John (Historical Figures) Ashton, Sir Thomas (Historical Figures) Constantine I (Emperor) (Historical Figures) Silvester I, pope (Historical Figures)
CVMA Original	Ashton, Agnes (wife of Thomas Ashton) Ashton, Anne (wife of Thomas Ashton) Ashton, Dulcia (wife of John Ashton) Ashton, Elizabeth (wife of Thomas Ashton) Ashton, Isabella (wife of John Ashton) Ashton, Margaret (wife of John Ashton) Ashton, Sir John Ashton, Sir Thomas Baptism Baptism of Constantine Children of Sir Thomas Ashton Clergy Constantine defeats Maxentius Constantine I (Emperor) Council of Nicea Donor Female Helena Hors Kneeling Figure Male Microarchitecture Popes Reading Religious Building Silvester I, pope Soldiers and Warfare Wives of Sir John Ashton Wives of Sir Thomas Ashton

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History and Form

Part Name	Main-light panels
Part Date	1499
Status of Glass	Ex situ, from this location

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Image

CVMA inv. no.	008345
Photographer	Perry, T
Copyright	Historic England
Format	Colour negative (60 x 70mm)
Colour	C
Image date	2002
Location	NMR
Image Reference	AA036631
Negative Reference	AA036631
Taken Where	in situ