Songs of Praise
Sunderland’s Sacred Glass
2022 • E10 Mar 6, 2022 34m
Claire McCollum is in Sunderland, a city whose Christian links to the glassmaking industry stretch back over 1,300 years. She discovers the story of St Benedict Biscop, a 7th-century monk who founded the monastery of St Peter’s and introduced the tradition of stained-glass windows to the UK. We also hear from the chaplain of Sunderland University about why stained-glass windows are such an important part of our Christian heritage, and Claire gets hands on with some glass blowing.
To mark International Women’s Day, Pam Rhodes learns about a project that shines a light on inspirational women from Sunderland’s past and present.
And we meet a Sunderland University student, originally from Ghana, to hear why the city was the perfect place to continue his studies and how faith guides his work with glass.
To mark International Women’s Day, Pam Rhodes learns about a project that shines a light on inspirational women from Sunderland’s past and present.
And we meet a Sunderland University student, originally from Ghana, to hear why the city was the perfect place to continue his studies and how faith guides his work with glass.