Christ in Majesty with Saints and Angels
1896
Five-light window with Christ seated in majesty in the upper central light surrounded by musical angels. The four evangelists are depicted in the outer lights and a group of saints and Old Testament characters are shown looking up from below: on the left Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Isaiah with Deiniol, Peter and Paul; and on the right Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory, Bede, Dewi (David), Edmund and Stephen. In the lower central light are archangels and the Agnus Dei with the text 'Blessed are they that do his commandments' (Revelation 22:14).
firm/studio: James Powell & SonsChurch of St Peter, Pwllheli, Gwyneddeast wall of the chancel (window number: I)
Given by Humphrey Parry. (ObjectID=1257 ImageID=8400) Original File Name=Pwllheli_DSC0436B.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 12-11-2019
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Show more subjects Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to James Powell & SonsFurther readingRichard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 505.
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, 2019.
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