St Stephen with St Paul and St John the Evangelist

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1924 Three-light window with the standing figure of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, depicted in the central light and Paul and John the Evangelist depicted in the outer lights. technique: stained glass size: 190 cm (width) [approx] firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd Church of St John the Baptist, Newport north wall of the north aisle Signed with the tower and wheatsheaf motif. Text with St Paul: 'Stand fast in the Faith, quit you like men, be strong' (1 Corinthians 16:13); with St John: 'This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our Faith' (1 John 5:4). Given in memory of Edwin John Summers (died 1923) and his sons Owen (died 1904) and Ralph (died 1915 at Gallipoli).  (ObjectID=291 ImageID=1076) Original File Name=_MG_2099.jpg

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• St. John the Evangelist writing the Gospel, usually the eagle present 
• the apostle Paul of Tarsus 
• the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen 

Donald Curtis, The Stained Glass of the parish church of St. John the Baptist, Newport, Monmouthshire (1957), p.10-11.

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire (London/Cardiff: 2000), p. 429.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales