Adam and Eve
from The Benedicite

  Adam and Eve    from    The Benedicite

Photo © Martin Crampin

1888

Series of sgraffito panels around the walls of the church with texts from the Benedicite. Beginning with a panel in the chancel, the scenes extend around the whole of the main body of the church. The three Hebrews, to whom the prayer is ascribed (Ananias, Azarias and Misael), are depicted on the west wall. John the Baptist with characters From the Old Testament: Isaiah, Samuel, David, Moses, Sarah cradling Isaac, Abraham, Eve and Adam.


artist: Heywood Sumner

Church of St Mary, Llanfair Cilgedin, Monmouthshire
south wall of the chancel

The panels were commissioned in memory of Rosamond Emily Lindsay (died 1885) by her widower, Revd William J.C. Lindsay. The dedication is situated adjacent to the pulpit where Revd Lindsay preached as rector of the parish. The artist's initials and date is situated nearby in a roundel.


 
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 01-11-2024

 

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O ye Servants of the Lord Bless ye the LordJohn the Baptist, Isaiah and Samuel: O ye Servants of the Lord Bless ye the LordSamuel and David: O ye Servants of the Lord Bless ye the LordMoses, Sarah, Abraham, Eve and Adam: O ye Servants of the Lord Bless ye the LordMoses, Sarah and Abraham: O ye Servants of the Lord Bless ye the LordThe BenediciteThe BenediciteThe BenediciteDedication to Rosamund Emily Lindsay: The Benedicite

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Further reading

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire (London/Cardiff: 2000), p. 284.

John Morgan-Guy, 'Fiery angels and country parsons' Icon News, vol. 20 (2009), 19-21.


 

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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2024.
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/3333 (accessed 24 November 2024)


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