Christ is Anointed at Bethany
detail from The Resurrection with Scenes including St Mary Magdalene and St Martha
1890
Three-light window with the risen Christ stepping out of the tomb and sleeping soldiers below. In the left-hand light Christ is shown seated in the house of Mary and Martha, with Martha serving and Mary kneeling at his feet. In the right-hand light Mary anoints Christ's head with oil at the house of Simon the leper.
firm/studio: Burlison & GryllsChurch of St Mary, Nercwys, Flintshirenorth wall of the chancel
Texts (left to right): 'And Martha served.' (John 12:2); 'The Lord is risen indeed' (Luke 24:34); 'She hath done what she could.' (Mark 14:8).
Given in memory of Julia Lloyd Fletcher and Martha Jones, 1890. (ObjectID=2175 ImageID=5375) Original File Name=Nercwys_DSC3037.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to Burlison & GryllsReferencesMalcolm Seaborne, Victorian and Later Stained Glass Windows in Flintshire Churches (Mold: 1996), p. 5.
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, 2011.
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