Blessed Philip Powell Window
Photo © Martin Crampin
1985
Two-light window showing events at the time of the execution of Philip Powell. The martyr is offered a glass of wine by a woman, at whose feet lies a dead horse: that of the coalman who cursed Powell.
artist: Catrin Jones
firm/studio: Glasslight Studios
Priory Church of St David, Swansea
north wall of the nave
Philip Powell (1594-1646) was a Benedictine monk and Catholic martyr, who was hung at Tyburn after his arrest in Swansea in 1646.
Two-light window showing events at the time of the execution of Philip Powell. The martyr is offered a glass of wine by a woman, at whose feet lies a dead horse: that of the coalman who cursed Powell.
artist: Catrin Jones
firm/studio: Glasslight Studios
Priory Church of St David, Swansea
north wall of the nave
Philip Powell (1594-1646) was a Benedictine monk and Catholic martyr, who was hung at Tyburn after his arrest in Swansea in 1646.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 05-11-2024
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References
John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 585.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2024.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/1791 (accessed 27 December 2024)
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