Christ in Majesty
detail from Scenes from the Passion and Resurrection of Christ, and the Acts of the Apostles
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- 'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet
- carrying of the cross: Christ bearing the cross, alone or with the help of others [Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17]
- Christ ascends into heaven; apostles (and Mary) beneath [Acts 1:9-11; Luke 24:50-51]
- Christ meets Mary, who sometimes swoons - Christ carrying the cross
- Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers
- Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood [John 19:25-27]
- entry into Jerusalem: people spreading their clothes before Christ on the ass, and waving palm branches [Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 21:14-16; Mark 11:12-14; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19]
- Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, 'Oelberg': Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night [Matthew 26:37-45; Mark 14:33-41; Luke 22:40-46]
- institution of the Eucharist, i.e. Christ showing or blessing bread (host) and/or wine [Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:19-20; John 13:26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25]
- Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present [Acts 2:1-4]
- the angel leads Peter past the sleeping guards - Peter persecuted in Jerusalem [Acts 12:8-10]
- The appointment of Matthias among the apostles [Acts 1:24-26]
Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to Lavers, Barraud & WestlakeFurther readingMartin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 132.
ReferencesRichard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 653.
D. R. Thomas, The History of the Diocese of St Asaph (Oswestry: Caxton Press, 1908-1913), vol. III, p. 108.
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, 2013.
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