St Mary Magdalene and St Martha with Symbols and Local Scenes
Photo © Martin Crampin
1969
Two-light window with small figures of Mary and Martha at the top of both lights, with symbols and local Gower landmarks below. Underneath Mary is a casket, opposite three keys beneath Martha. The staff of Asclepius and the winged ox of Luke are included over views of Three Cliffs Bay and Worms Head.
size: 32 cm (width of each light)
artist: John Edwards
Church of St Teilo, Bishopston, Swansea
south wall of the nave
Given by by Dr P. Cosgrove in memory of his wife. The badge of the The British Medical Association and the symbol of Luke the physician reflect the donor's occupation.
Two-light window with small figures of Mary and Martha at the top of both lights, with symbols and local Gower landmarks below. Underneath Mary is a casket, opposite three keys beneath Martha. The staff of Asclepius and the winged ox of Luke are included over views of Three Cliffs Bay and Worms Head.
size: 32 cm (width of each light)
artist: John Edwards
Church of St Teilo, Bishopston, Swansea
south wall of the nave
Given by by Dr P. Cosgrove in memory of his wife. The badge of the The British Medical Association and the symbol of Luke the physician reflect the donor's occupation.
Record added by Martin Crampin. Last updated on 07-05-2013
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- key
- ox (possibly with book) - symbol of St Luke [Revelation 4:7]
- rod or staff of Aesculapius
- St Martha of Bethany
- St Mary Magdalene
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Further reading
Geoffrey R. Orrin, A Guide to the Parish Church of St Teilo, Bishopston (1975).
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Martin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2013.
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