Sisters of Boxley, panel 1
Panel: 23b
In the first panel, we see the two sisters on pilgrimage, both walking with the aid of crutches. The older sister in front looks back at her younger sister with a look of tender concern. In all three panels devoted to their story, the older sister wears a white dress while the younger’s is pinky-brown.
According to Benedict’s account, the sisters went on pilgrimage to a cross at Newington, Kent, where many people had been healed by Becket. The glaziers transposed their miracle to Canterbury, not picturing Newington or its cross at all. In the second panel, the older sister is asleep and having a vision of the saint. Her crutches are propped on a column behind her, and one of her legs is stretched out to illustrate how Becket straightened it and cured her during her sleep. Becket holds a crozier and looks down on the older sister with compassion.