Eagle, Symbol of St John
from The Writers of the New Testament
Photo © Martin Crampin
1888
Sgraffito panels in the chancel. The Four Evangelists are located in the sanctuary, seated with scrolls, with their symbols depicted below. On the north side of the chancel, a panel shows the figures of Peter and Paul, and the epistles of James and Jude are symbolised by fishing nets. Vine motifs are added above the figures.
artist: Heywood Sumner
Church of St Mary, Llanfair Cilgedin, Monmouthshire
north wall of the sanctuary
Sgraffito panels in the chancel. The Four Evangelists are located in the sanctuary, seated with scrolls, with their symbols depicted below. On the north side of the chancel, a panel shows the figures of Peter and Paul, and the epistles of James and Jude are symbolised by fishing nets. Vine motifs are added above the figures.
artist: Heywood Sumner
Church of St Mary, Llanfair Cilgedin, Monmouthshire
north wall of the sanctuary
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 13-12-2011
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- eagle (possibly with book) - symbol of St John [Revelation 4:7]
- St John the Evangelist, apostle
- the four evangelists together (author portraits)
- the four symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocalyptic beasts' [Revelation 4:6-8]
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2011.
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