Christ in Glory with Saints and Angels
Photo © Martin Crampin
1958
Five-light window with crowned standing figure of Christ holding the red cross of the Resurrection, flanked by grouped figures. The figures grouped around the Christ figure are: Francis of Assisi, Isaiah, John the apostle, John the Baptist, David, Stephen, Catherine and Alban, with the archangels Michael and Gabriel above. The Welsh saints in the outer panels are Seiriol, Beuno, Cadfan and Gwynhoedl, with Bardsey and Puffin Islands. Scenes below show Beuno with the cormorant that returns his book of sermons, and Cadfan with Lleuddad, as he prepares his successor for the abbacy of Bardsey. Angels in the tracery lights, including Raphael and Uriel, and the arms of Anglesey, Bangor, Nefyn and Caernarfon.
size: 45 cm (width of each light) [approx]
firm/studio: Celtic Studios
designer: Bryan Tobias Evans
Church of St David, Nefyn, Gwynedd
east wall of the chancel
Said to be designed by the Revd Jonathan Jones, who probably suggested the subjects and may have had some influence over the overall design, which was undertaken by Bryan Evans with Howard Martin of Celtic Studios. The window was adapted shortly afterwards for the east window in the Church of St David, Tumble, which also has Welsh saints in the outer lights of a five-light window.
The window cost £1000 and was designed and made during 1957-8. It was installed in the spring of 1958. Cartoons were prepared by Fred Prior and Fred Haycock, and the window was painted by John Edwards.
Five-light window with crowned standing figure of Christ holding the red cross of the Resurrection, flanked by grouped figures. The figures grouped around the Christ figure are: Francis of Assisi, Isaiah, John the apostle, John the Baptist, David, Stephen, Catherine and Alban, with the archangels Michael and Gabriel above. The Welsh saints in the outer panels are Seiriol, Beuno, Cadfan and Gwynhoedl, with Bardsey and Puffin Islands. Scenes below show Beuno with the cormorant that returns his book of sermons, and Cadfan with Lleuddad, as he prepares his successor for the abbacy of Bardsey. Angels in the tracery lights, including Raphael and Uriel, and the arms of Anglesey, Bangor, Nefyn and Caernarfon.
size: 45 cm (width of each light) [approx]
firm/studio: Celtic Studios
designer: Bryan Tobias Evans
Church of St David, Nefyn, Gwynedd
east wall of the chancel
Said to be designed by the Revd Jonathan Jones, who probably suggested the subjects and may have had some influence over the overall design, which was undertaken by Bryan Evans with Howard Martin of Celtic Studios. The window was adapted shortly afterwards for the east window in the Church of St David, Tumble, which also has Welsh saints in the outer lights of a five-light window.
The window cost £1000 and was designed and made during 1957-8. It was installed in the spring of 1958. Cartoons were prepared by Fred Prior and Fred Haycock, and the window was painted by John Edwards.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 25-09-2024
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- St Alban
- St Beuno
- St Cadfan, abbot of Bardsey
- St Catherine of Alexandria, virgin martyr
- St Francis of Assisi
- St Gwynhoedl
- St John the Baptist
- St John the Evangelist, apostle
- St Lleuddad, abbot of Bardsey
- St Seiriol
- St Stephen, deacon and (proto)martyr
- Standing figure of the Risen Christ in Glory, sometimes with mandorla, perhaps with arms raised or outstretched.
- the Archangel Gabriel
- the Archangel Michael
- the prophet Isaiah (not in biblical context)
- alpha and omega - symbol of God the Father [Revelation 1:8; Revelation 1:11; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13]
- angels
- armour
- Chrismon and derived forms - symbol of Christ
- cross as symbol of Christ
- hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
- lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' - symbol of Christ
- lily
- the Archangel Raphael
- Uriel, archangel
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Further reading
Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 18.
ReferencesMaurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), pp. 86, 112.
Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 478.
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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/1265 (accessed 27 November 2024)
https://stainedglass.delweddau.cymru/object/1265 (accessed 27 November 2024)
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