The Adoration of the Shepherds
1894
Four-light window with a single scene of the shepherds adoring the infant Christ with Mary and Joseph to the left. Further angels in the tracery lights.
firm/studio: Shrigley & HuntChurch of St Mary, Bangor, Gwyneddeast wall of the chancel (window number: I)
The relatively humble dress of the three visiting figures suggests that they are shepherds, although the staffs that they hold are not shepherd's crooks and no sheep are present. However, there is no evidence (gifts, royal dress or camels in the background) to suggest that these are in fact the Magi. (ObjectID=4675 ImageID=8820) Original File Name=BangorStMary_DSC3067_53A.jpgRecord added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 25-05-2018
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Show more subjectsRichard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 245.
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, 2018.
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