Stained glass window of Our Lady and the Infant Jesus (left) and St Helena (right) in St Davids church, Caldey Island wales
St David's Church stained glass window : The stained glass windows were all designed and made by Dom Theodore Bailey, one of the Benedictine monks living on Caldey in the early 1920's. The window depicts Our Lady and the Infant Jesus (left) and St Helena (right). Caldey Island lies south of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The island is home to a small village, but is best known for its monastery. Caldey Island is separated from the mainland by the Caldey Sound. A Celtic monastery was founded on the island in the sixth century, and a Benedictine foundation existed from 1136 until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536. An Anglican Benedictine community, led by Dom Aelred Carlyle, came in 1906 and built the current abbey. Attractions on Caldey include a Norman chapel, a twelfth century church, the sixth century Ogham cross, and the twentieth century Abbey. Caldey Lighthouse was built in 1828. The principal income for the island is tourism, with perfume and chocolate production providing winter incomes. The monastery opened an internet shop in 2001. Their lavender perfume is said to be "simply the best lavender soliflore on earth" by the perfume critic Luca Turin. The island also provides a spiritual retreat throughout the year. The island's name 'Caldey' comes from the Viking name Keld-Eye meaning "cold island".
Size: 3383px × 5624px
Location: Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire wales UK
Photo credit: © DV TRAVEL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 117653_caldey, art, benedictine, caldey, chapel, cistercians, destination, glass, helena, island, jesus, lady, lifestyle, monastery, monks, norman, pembrokeshire, retreat, saint, st, stained, tenby, travel, wales, welsh, window
