MARTYRDOM STAINED GLASS AT BOLTON ABBEY

One of the windows in the Priory Church at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire is quite gruesome. It depicts three scenes of martyrdom. These represent St Stephen (the first Christian Martyr) being stoned for his faith, St Polycarp of Smyrna being burned at the stake and St Ignatius of Antioch being thrown to the lions by the Roman Emperor Trajan.