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Christ in the House of Mary and Martha
detail from The Virgin Mary with Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene

  Christ in the House of Mary and Martha    detail from    The Virgin Mary with Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales

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1911

Four–lw depicting standing figures with scenes from the Gospels below. Beneath the Virgin Mary is a depiction of the holy family in the carpenter's shop; Mary of Bethany is depicted sat at Christ's feet while Martha is serving; a second figure of the Virgin Mary 'Mater dolorosa' is shown above the apostle John leading her to his home, the figures still on the three crosses in the background; Mary Magdalene is shown with long flowing hair, above the scene where she meets the risen Christ.


firm/studio: James Powell & Sons

Church of St Giles, Wrexham
north wall of the north aisle

Given in memory of Mary Jellicoe (died 1910).


 
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 21-11-2023

 

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Further reading

Malcolm Seaborne, St Giles' Parish Church Stained Glass (Wrexham: 1998).


 

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2023.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/2058 (accessed 24 November 2024)



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  Christ in the House of Mary and Martha    detail from    The Virgin Mary with Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales



 
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