The Ascension
from Sanctuary Apse Windows
1947
Set of five round-headed windows in the sanctuary apse depicting the Annunciation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost.
artist: Francis SpearChurch of the Resurrection, Ely, Cardiffeast wall of the sanctuary (window number: I, sII, sIII, nII, nIII)
Texts at the tops of the windows, from left to right: 'The Lord shall descend like dew upon the fleece' (from the Eastern Orthodox Liturgy for the Annunciation); 'He was oppressed & He was afflicted & the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all' (Isaiah 53:7, 6); 'In the third day he will raise us up & we shall know & follow Him' (Hosea 6:2–3, abridged); 'God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet' (Psalm 47:5); 'Upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit' (Joel 2: 29). Unusually, the artist has abridged and amended the biblical texts, sometimes changing the order of the phrases around. For example, Joel 2:29 reads 'And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.' In each instance, and notably with the scene of the Annunciation, the texts demonstrate a theological sophistication and a creative personal approach.
Given in memory of William Tatem, Lord Glanely, with money provided for in the will of his sister. The Annunciation window bears the dedication 'These Altar Windows were given in memory of Lord Glanely by his Nephew, George C. Gibson.' (ObjectID=5114 ImageID=10097) Original File Name=Ely_Resurrection_DSC2060B.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 25-09-2024
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Show more subjectsMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 246.
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 288.
A Directory of Stained Glass Windows executed within the past twenty years (London: The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1955), p. 78.
Click to show suggested citation for this recordMartin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2024.
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