St Anselm and the Good Samaritan Window at Canterbury Cathedral

A long-lost Good Samaritan Window at Canterbury Cathedral can be reconstructed using historical records of panel titles and inscriptions, revealing its striking similarity to an extant window at Sens Cathedral. This reconstruction suggests that the imagery program was devised in the circle of St Anselm around 1100, reflecting his theological interests during this period. The study also contextualizes the window within Canterbury's broader glazing sequence, originally consisting of twelve (likely thirteen) typological windows spanning the choir, transepts, and sanctuary. By analyzing surviving records and comparing them to known examples, the research provides a unique insight into medieval ecclesiastical art and its theological underpinnings.

Heslop, T. A. (2014). St Anselm and the Good Samaritan Window at Canterbury Cathedral. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 77(1), 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1086/jwci24396001