The Door of the Sheepfold with Symbols of the Sacrament
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
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1990
Two-light window with single sheep by a gate in a landscape and symbols above: chalice, open bible, cross and crown.
size: 110 cm (width)firm/studio: Celtic StudiosChurch of St James the Great, Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshirewest wall
Given in memory of Rupert Thomas Williams by Elvira his wife. 'In mem. Rupert Thomas Williams a dedicated rector's warden of this church for over 40 years'.The reference is to John 10:6-9, part of Jesus' parable of the Good Shepherd (verses 6-18). The believer enters into the Promise through Word and Sacrament, Christ the living bread come down from heaven, who gives His life in love for His sheep/people (verses 17-18). (ObjectID=422 ImageID=649) Original File Name=_MG_0880.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin, Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Show more subjectsMaurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), p. 115.
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. (with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
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