This haloed figure from the twin monasteries at Wearmouth-Jarrow is made of the earliest surviving stained glass in northern Europe. The techniques of stained glass were introduced to England from France by Benedict Biscop, abbot of the monastery during the time of Bede, the famous early historian of England. The glass provides a chance to explore how the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria had connections across Europe, influenced the development of Christianity in Britain and contributed to Anglo-Saxon art and culture.