Dom Theodore Baily (1898-1966)

Artist and member of the Benedictine Order, working in graphic art, sculpture and stained glass. Born Harold Baily, he studied at Dulwich College and entered the novitiate of Downside Abbey in 1914 and took the name Theodore. He settled at Caldey in 1920 and in 1922 went to Paris and trained under Georges Desvallières and Maurice Denis. He returned to work among the community on Caldey Island in 1923, where there are several examples of his stained glass. He was also a friend and associate of Eric Gill, and work by both artists share similarities. Dom Theodore moved with the Benedictine community to Prinknash in 1928, where he also made windows for the church. He subsequently moved with the community to Farnborough.

Further reading

Eric Rowan and Carolyn Stewart, An Elusive Tradition: Art and Society in Wales 1870-1950 (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2002), pp. 161-83.

Aidan Nichols, Artist and Monk: Dom Theodore Baily (1898–1966) Iconography and the Renewal of the Liturgical Arts in England (Leominster: Gracewing, 2014).

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 181.

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	Fish Window artist: Theodore Baily about 1920-1928 Church of St David, Caldey Island north wall of the chancel
	Tree of Life artist: Theodore Baily about 1920-1928 Church of St David, Caldey Island west gable of the nave
	Virgin and Child and St Benedict artist: Theodore Baily about 1920-1928 Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island cloister
	Instruments of the Passion and the Veronica artist: Theodore Baily about 1920-1928 Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island cloister
	The Sacred Heart of Christ and the Crown of Thorns artist: Theodore Baily about 1920-1928 Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island cloister
	Virgin and Child artist: possibly Eric Gill artist: probably Theodore Baily about 1920-1928 Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island Abbey common room
	Sacred Heart of Christ artist: Theodore Baily 1920s Church of the Holy Name, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire sanctuary gable, east wall
	Virgin and Child with St Mary Magdalene artist: Theodore Baily about 1924 Church of St David, Caldey Island south wall of the chancel
	St David and King David artist: Theodore Baily 1924 Church of St David, Caldey Island south wall of the nave

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