Chi-Rho and Agnus Dei
detail from The Risen Christ
1989
Standing figure of Christ in a mandorla, at the centre of a five-light window, surrounded by symbols in roundels.
artist: John PettsChurch of St Mary, Brecon, Powyseast wall of the chancel (window number: I)
The window displaced glass of 1856 by Charles Gibbs, described by Richard Haslam as 'bright and mainly decorative.' (ObjectID=686 ImageID=7102) Original File Name=Brecon12.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 07-09-2020
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Show more subjects- 'Ichthys' - symbol of Christ
- alpha and omega - symbol of God the Father [Revelation 1:8; Revelation 1:11; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13]
- cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)
- Chrismon and derived forms - symbol of Christ
- lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' - symbol of Christ
- the Eucharist - the fourth of the seven sacraments
- the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts' [Revelation 4:6-8]
- three interlocked circles - Trinity
- vine
Alison Smith, 'Light, Colour and the Bible: The Stained Glass Windows of John Petts (1914-91)' (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), p. 233.
ReferencesRichard Haslam, The Buildings of Wales: Powys (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: 1979), p. 297.
Alison Smith, 'John Petts: Designer-Craftsman 1914-1991' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xix, no. 2 (1991–3), p. 228.
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.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/686 (accessed 27 November 2024)
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