Adoration of the Shepherds
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about 1880
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firm/studio: William WailesChurch of St Mary, Angle, Pembrokeshirenorth wall
Given in memory of John and Elizabeth Mirehouse d.1850 and d.1880.The stated text is Isaiah 9:6, taken as a prophecy of the birth of Jesus (a text popularized by the libretto of Handel's 'Messiah'). The adoration of the shepherds (Luke 2) includes a figure carrying a sheep on his shoulders, probably a reference to Jesus' parable of the lost sheep (Luke 15:6). The composition also includes the star, more appropriately associated with the adoration of the magi (Matthew 2:9-10). On the roof of the stable are two doves, a reference to the offering made by the poor at the Temple at the birth of the firstborn (Luke 2:24) and associated with the presentation of Christ. (ObjectID=429 ImageID=624) Original File Name=_MG_0950.jpgRecord added by Charlene Crampin, edited by Martin Crampin. Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Show more subjectsThomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 123.
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. (record added by Charlene Crampin, with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
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