Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales

1880

Six-light window showing each of the apostles (including Matthias) below three New Testament scenes: The Annunciation to the Shepherds, John the Baptist acknowledging Christ as the Lamb of God, and Paul preaching in Athens.

firm/studio: J. V. Rowlands & Co.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Denbigh, Denbighshire
(liturgical) west end of the nave

Texts below the main scenes: 'For, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people', 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.' 'Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.'
Given in memory of Lewis Lewis (1818 or 1819-1876), rector of the parish, given by parishioners and friends.

Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 12-04-2012

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The Annunciation to the Shepherds: Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

Christ with John the Baptist: Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

Paul Preaching in Athens: Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

St James, St Jude, St Philip and St Bartholomew: Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

St Peter, St Andrew, St John and St James the Less: Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

St Matthew, St Thomas, St Matthias and St Simon: Scenes from the New Testament with the Twelve Apostles

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Further reading

Larry J. Kreitzer, 'Images of the Apostle Paul in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Wales' (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), pp. 239-40.

References

Edward Hubbard, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: Penguin/University of Wales Press, 1986), p. 147.

D. R. Thomas, The History of the Diocese of St Asaph (Oswestry: Caxton Press, 1908-1913), vol. II, p. 24.

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2012.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/1102 (accessed 21 November 2024)

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