Eagle, Symbol of St John
detail from The Four Evangelists
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
about 1880
Four-light window with standing figures of the evangelists, each of whom hold books with the exception of John, who holds his chalice. Below are the symbols of each evangelist, and above are texts from either the first or last lines of each of the gospels. Upper roundel depicting Christ in Glory, holding a lamb, surrounded by seraphim.
firm/studio: probably Burlison & Grylls
Church of the Holy Trinity, Aberaeron, Ceredigion
west end of the nave
The window is perhaps the work of Burlison & Grylls.
Texts: 'The book of the generation of Jesus Christ' (Matthew 1:1); 'And they went forth preaching everywhere' (Mark 16:20); 'and were continually in the temple praising & blessing God. Amen' (Luke 24:53); 'In the beginning was the word and the word was with God' (John 1:1)
Given in memory of Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne of Monachty (died 1861).
Four-light window with standing figures of the evangelists, each of whom hold books with the exception of John, who holds his chalice. Below are the symbols of each evangelist, and above are texts from either the first or last lines of each of the gospels. Upper roundel depicting Christ in Glory, holding a lamb, surrounded by seraphim.
firm/studio: probably Burlison & Grylls
Church of the Holy Trinity, Aberaeron, Ceredigion
west end of the nave
The window is perhaps the work of Burlison & Grylls.
Texts: 'The book of the generation of Jesus Christ' (Matthew 1:1); 'And they went forth preaching everywhere' (Mark 16:20); 'and were continually in the temple praising & blessing God. Amen' (Luke 24:53); 'In the beginning was the word and the word was with God' (John 1:1)
Given in memory of Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne of Monachty (died 1861).
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 24-09-2012
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- Christ as Good Shepherd [John 10:1-18]
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- the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts' [Revelation 4:6-8]
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References
Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 393.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2012.
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