Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
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1960
Five-light window with scenes of the Life of the Virgin. Virgin and child at the top of the centre light flanked by angels, with symbols of the Virgin and the letters of her name in the tracery: serpent around an orb, lilies, cresent moon and heart pierced by a sword.
Scenes with texts below: Anna teaching Mary to read, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the adoration by the shepherds and the Magi, the presentation in the Temple, the flight to Egypt, Christ with the doctors of the law in the Temple, the Holy Family in the carpenter's workshop, Christ with Mary at the Wedding at Cana, Mary with other women 'afar off' at the Crucifixion, John taking Mary into his home after the Crucifixion.
firm/studio: Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltddesigner: E. Liddall Armitagedesigner: Marjorie WaltersChurch of St Mary, Swanseanorth wall of the Lady Chapel
Replaces glass destroyed in the blitz of 1941. (ObjectID=716 ImageID=3769) Original File Name=_MG_4523.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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Show more subjectsA Short Guide to the Stained Glass Windows in St. Mary's Parish Church Swansea (Swansea: The Friends of St. Mary's, 2001 (second edition)).
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.
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