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Christ in Majesty with the Four Evangelists
detail from Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John

  Christ in Majesty with the Four Evangelists    detail from    Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John

Photo © Martin Crampin

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1902

Three--light window. Standing figures of Christ with Mary and John, echoing the composition of the Crucifixion with the two saints, but with Christ shown standing with the text 'Come unto me'. Scenes below (left to right) show Dorcas, Christ healing the sick, and further works of charity, with the text 'charity out of a pure heart' (1 Timothy 1:5).


firm/studio: Robert J. Newbery
donor: William Thomas Lewis

Church of St Issell, St Issells, Pembrokeshire
east wall of the chancel

Given in memory of Ann, wife of Sir William Thomas Lewis, whose portrait roundel can be seen in the lowerright-hand light. The same portrait image was used on another window given by the donor in her memory at the Church of St Elvan, Aberdare.


 
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 12-04-2016

 

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Christ with the Virgin Mary and St JohnThe Virgin Mary and Dorcas: Christ with the Virgin Mary and St JohnChrist Healing the Sick: Christ with the Virgin Mary and St JohnSt John with Acts of Charity: Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John

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Further reading

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 158-9.

References

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 443.


 

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2016.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/4643 (accessed 26 December 2024)



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  Christ in Majesty with the Four Evangelists    detail from    Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John

Photo © Martin Crampin



 
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