The Ascension

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales

about 1860

Single-light window.

Church of St Mary, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
sanctuary apse

Companion piece to the Adoration of the Magi window, but less effective. Eleven apostles, with the Blessed Virgin and - rather more unusually - Mary Magdalene. Memorial to Richard Richards (1787-1860) of Caerynwch, MP for Merionethshire 1836-52.

Record added by Martin Crampin, Additional contribution by John Morgan-Guy. Last updated on 20-12-2011

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Christ ascends into heaven; apostles (and Mary) beneath [Acts 1:9-11; Luke 24:50-51]

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St Mary Magdalene

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References

Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 586.

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2011. (with a contribution by John Morgan-Guy)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/554 (accessed 18 December 2024)

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