St Gwynllyw
detail from Welsh Saints
1949 and 1959
Four-light window with numerous Welsh saints. Included in the window are single figures of David, Teilo, Dyfrig, Gwynllyw, Cenydd, Illtud, while in groups of three are Winefride, Elli and Tudful; Cyfelach, Rhidian and Gwladys; Padarn, Cadog and Beuno; Deiniol, Theodoric (Tewdrig) and Gildas; Tegwell, Brynach and Cyndeyrn; and Brychan with his wife and four of his children. The coats of arms of the six Welsh dioceses are also shown at the top of the window.
size: 50 cm (width of each light) [approx]firm/studio: Celtic StudiosChurch of St Gabriel, Brynmill, Swanseawest wall of the nave
The window was originally commissioned in 1949, but each panel was funded by individual families and installed in two stages in 1949 (the central lights) and 1959 (outer lights). The whole remains quite consistent in terms of design and execution.One of the most comprehensive depictions of Welsh saints in stained glass. Although figures such as Beuno and Deiniol are included, there is a bias towards saints from south Wales. (ObjectID=2338 ImageID=8594) Original File Name=SwanseaStGabriel_DSC6443.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 03-07-2021
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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), pp. 37, 42, 114.
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 584.
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, 2021.
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