The glass of All Saints,
North Street, York

Second Window from East, North Aisle

 
 
The window shows the Corporal Acts of Mercy, as in Matthew 25.
 
 
 
 
Subject Panels:
Top Row (L to R)
Feeding the hungry
Giving drink to the thirsty 
 Entertaining the stranger
 
 
 
Donor panels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subject Panels:
Bottom Row (L to R)
Clothing the naked
Visiting the sick
Visiting the prisoners

Date: 15th century

Height: 9 ft. 07ins.; Width 6 ft. 8 ins.

Restored: 1966

 Each panel is illustrated next.

 

Feeding the Hungry

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: 

 

 
Giving Drink to the Thirsty

I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink:

 

 

Entertaining the Stranger

I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

 
Clothing the Naked

Naked, and ye clothed me:

 

Visiting the Sick

I was sick, and ye visited me:

 
Visiting the Prisoners

I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

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