Set of Windows
Photo © Martin Crampin
2004
Sixteen windows of different sizes and shapes with biblical scenes and Christian symbols.
On the left-hand side are representations of the Nativity, the Magi, the star, trumpeting angels and the Agnus Dei. A tall narrow window represents the patron of the church, St Teilo, with a bell and apple tree. Water at the centre, appearing to fall from a shell, perhaps represents baptism, with a dove. Instruments of the Passion below, with a detail of Christ on the cross, the empty crosses above, the sun/moon, and the Risen Christ. Tongues of fire are at the top, and the elements of the Eucharist are found in the lower right.
designer: John Edwards
firm/studio: Glantawe Studios
Church of St Teilo, Whitchurch, Cardiff
side wall
Designed in 2003, the windows were installed in December 2004.
Sixteen windows of different sizes and shapes with biblical scenes and Christian symbols.
On the left-hand side are representations of the Nativity, the Magi, the star, trumpeting angels and the Agnus Dei. A tall narrow window represents the patron of the church, St Teilo, with a bell and apple tree. Water at the centre, appearing to fall from a shell, perhaps represents baptism, with a dove. Instruments of the Passion below, with a detail of Christ on the cross, the empty crosses above, the sun/moon, and the Risen Christ. Tongues of fire are at the top, and the elements of the Eucharist are found in the lower right.
designer: John Edwards
firm/studio: Glantawe Studios
Church of St Teilo, Whitchurch, Cardiff
side wall
Designed in 2003, the windows were installed in December 2004.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 01-02-2025
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- adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) [Matthew 2:11]
- angels
- baptism, christening ceremony - the first of the seven sacraments
- Crucified Christ suffering (with crown of thorns) [Matthew 27:33-58; Mark 15:22-45; Luke 23:33-52; John 19:17-38]
- lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' - symbol of Christ
- Mary and the new-born Christ (Nativity) without Joseph [Luke 2:7]
- St Teilo
- Standing figure of the Risen Christ in Glory, sometimes with mandorla, perhaps with arms raised or outstretched.
- stars
- the empty cross(es) on Calvary - the Passion of Christ
- the Eucharist - the fourth of the seven sacraments
- the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs
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Further reading
Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 318.
Martin Crampin, Welsh Saints from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2023), p. 94.
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2025.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/5744 (accessed 5 February 2025)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/5744 (accessed 5 February 2025)
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