St George

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1955 Standing figure of a crowned knight with sword, banner and shield. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Celtic Studios Church of St David, Llanarth, Ceredigion south wall of the nave The shield and the emblem on the breastplate would hint that this figure is at least inspired by that of St George, but the overall iconography might indicate that 'The Red Cross Knight' or 'The Christian Warrior' would be a more suitable designation.  (ObjectID=1139 ImageID=2176) Original File Name=_MG_6465.jpg

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• The Good Soldier of Christ or Christian Warrior, often denoted by the Red Cross, with the Armour of God.  [Ephesians 6:10-17]
• the warrior martyr George (Georgius) 

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 492.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales