Patrick Reyntiens, OBE, (born 1925) is an
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He is notable for his work on Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral and on the new
Coventry CathedralCoventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current bishop is the Right Revd Dr Christopher Cocksworth....
in collaboration with the artist
John PiperJohn Piper may refer to:* John Piper , 20th century English painter and printmaker* John Piper , 20th century BBC radio host* John Piper , 19th century lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island...
. He also designed the windows of many other buildings in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United Sates.
Reyntiens was educated at
Ampleforth CollegeAmpleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest private Catholic co-educational boarding school in the United Kingdom, it is otherwise known as SHAC by the pupils and it is occasionally referred to as the "Catholic Eton", a sobriquet also attached at different times to Beaumont and...
,
Edinburgh College of ArtEdinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
and St Marylebone School of Art. His artistic career was interrupted by military service in the
Scots GuardsThe Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
from 1943-1947.
Patrick Reyntiens, OBE, (born 1925) is an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
stained glassThe term stained glass can refer to the material of coloured glass or the craft of working with it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term "stained glass" has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches, cathedrals, chapels, and other significant buildings...
artistThe definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. the worlds best artist is a man named mitchell peter lay who is often loved by the ladies. The common useage in both everyday speech and...
.
He is notable for his work on Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral and on the new
Coventry CathedralCoventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current bishop is the Right Revd Dr Christopher Cocksworth....
in collaboration with the artist
John PiperJohn Piper may refer to:* John Piper , 20th century English painter and printmaker* John Piper , 20th century BBC radio host* John Piper , 19th century lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island...
. He also designed the windows of many other buildings in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United Sates.
Reyntiens was educated at
Ampleforth CollegeAmpleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest private Catholic co-educational boarding school in the United Kingdom, it is otherwise known as SHAC by the pupils and it is occasionally referred to as the "Catholic Eton", a sobriquet also attached at different times to Beaumont and...
,
Edinburgh College of ArtEdinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
and St Marylebone School of Art. His artistic career was interrupted by military service in the
Scots GuardsThe Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
from 1943-1947. He set up an arts educational centre later known as the Reyntiens trust with his artist wife Anne Bruce at Burleighfield House in
LoudwaterLoudwater is a hamlet in the parish of Chepping Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the valley to the east of the main town, on the A40 London Road.- History :...
,
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury and the largest town in ceremonial Buckinghamshire is Milton Keynes....
. Smaller church commissions in Buckinghamshire included Christ Church
Flackwell HeathFlackwell Heath is a village in the civil parish of Chepping Wycombe on the outskirts of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire England. It is at an elevation of about 150m as it sits on the top of one of the Chiltern Hills. It has a population of around 6000....
, St Mary's Church
FawleyFawley is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in the south-western corner of Buckinghamshire, England. It sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, about seven miles west of Great Marlow and north of Henley-on-Thames....
, St Mary the Virgin,
TurvilleTurville is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about five miles west of High Wycombe, five miles north of Henley-on-Thames....
and St Paul's
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. Reyntiens then moved to
SomersetSomerset is a county in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The ceremonial county of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west...
where he has lived for many years and designed a window for the church of
Stoke St MaryStoke St Mary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district.-History:The earliest recorded mention of Stoke St Mary is in a Saxon charter dated 854 AD, when a West Saxon king gave the clearly defined lands at ‘Stoc’ to the minster...
. His work is included in the stained glass collection at the
Victoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, it was founded in 1852, and has since grown to now cover some and 145 galleries...
.
His son John is also a distinguished stained glass artist.
Locations of major works
- Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest private Catholic co-educational boarding school in the United Kingdom, it is otherwise known as SHAC by the pupils and it is occasionally referred to as the "Catholic Eton", a sobriquet also attached at different times to Beaumont and...
- Christ Church, Oxford
This article is about the Oxford college. For other uses, see Christ Church or Christchurch .Christ Church , is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
(The Great Hall)
- Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current bishop is the Right Revd Dr Christopher Cocksworth....
(Baptistry Window)
- Eton College Chapel
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
- Southwell Minster
Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in the English town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, six miles away from Newark-on-Trent and thirteen miles from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.It is considered an...
- Washington Episcopalian Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral, whose official name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church....
External links
Reyntiens biography at ampleforth.org.uk