The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary, St John and Servicemen
detail from The Risen Christ with Soldiers
1918
Three-light window showing Christ between a medieval knight and a soldier of the First World War. Below, Christ is shown on the cross with Mary and John, but the scene extends into the outer lights, where servicemen of various armed forces and a female nurse are shown as bystanders at the Crucifixion.
firm/studio: Burlison & GryllsChurch of St James, Manorbier, Pembrokeshirewest wall of the nave
Text: 'To the glory of God and in honour of the brave. Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat us.' The latter part is from the Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 44:1.The main figure in the left-hand light is the crusader, John de Barrie, who is buried at Manorbier, and the arms of de Barrie are shown above. On the right is a soldier of the Holy Land Expeditionary Force, and the red dragon of Wales above. (ObjectID=2359 ImageID=5958) Original File Name=Manorbier_DSC5256.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 18-08-2020
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Show more subjectsMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 198-9.
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, 2020.
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