Scenes from the Life of Christ with Apostles and Archangels
Photo © Martin Crampin
1960
Five-light window with five scenes below standing figures of the twelve apostles and four archangels: the Adoration of the Magi; Christ with the doctors of the law in the temple; standing figure of the resurrected Christ with banner and the dove of the Holy Spirit descending; Christ on the cross between Mary and John, Mary Magdalene below and two soldiers behind; angel at the empty tomb addressing the three women.
firm/studio: Celtic Studios
designer: Howard Martin
glass painter: John Edwards
Church of St Mary, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire
west wall of the nave
Signed with the mark of the firm.
Five-light window with five scenes below standing figures of the twelve apostles and four archangels: the Adoration of the Magi; Christ with the doctors of the law in the temple; standing figure of the resurrected Christ with banner and the dove of the Holy Spirit descending; Christ on the cross between Mary and John, Mary Magdalene below and two soldiers behind; angel at the empty tomb addressing the three women.
firm/studio: Celtic Studios
designer: Howard Martin
glass painter: John Edwards
Church of St Mary, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire
west wall of the nave
Signed with the mark of the firm.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 19-12-2024
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- adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) [Matthew 2:11]
- Christ's dispute with the doctors in the temple [Luke 2:46-50]
- crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene [Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38]
- group of four Archangels
- the empty tomb: angel(s) addressing the holy women - Resurrection of Christ [Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:4-8; Matthew 28:2-7]
- the risen Christ (with wounds, but without crown of thorns), sometimes holding the cross or a banner
- the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
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Further reading
Maurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), pp. 53–5, 110.
Maurice Broady, 'Stained Glass Design in Wales' Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, vol. 6 (new series) (2000), 157.
ReferencesThomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 215.
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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/2264 (accessed 28 December 2024)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/2264 (accessed 28 December 2024)
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