Sarah Theme Pages

Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, Sarah is regarded as the matriarch of the Hebrew people. Though she was childless for many years, God promised that she would bear a son in her old age. Her story in the Book of Genesis symbolizes faith, covenant, and the fulfillment of divine promise.

This stained glass window, designed by Henry Holiday and made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars Glass) in 1891, is a beautiful example of late Victorian ecclesiastical art in the Aesthetic–Pre-Raphaelite style.

The composition shows two Old Testament figures, Sarah (left) and Hannah (right), each known for their long-awaited motherhood and faithfulness to God. Both women are rendered in a dignified, contemplative manner, characteristic of Holiday’s sensitive treatment of biblical subjects.