Melchizedek with Aaron, Abraham, Isaiah and Peter

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1891 Seated figures set within elaborate stone arcading. Aaron with Abraham and the young Isaac, and Isaiah with Peter, flank the central figure of Priest King Melchizedek who holds the wine and the host. technique: carved designer: John Prichard artist: William Goscombe John Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff sanctuary Figures by William Goscombe John, dedicated in 1892. They are placed under arcading designed by the architects Kempson & Fowler, and made by Clarke's of Llandaff. The reredos was dedicated in August 1890, at which time the intention was to fill the niches with oil paintings. The figures were gilded in the 1970s under the direction of the architect George Pace.  (ObjectID=662 ImageID=3205) Original File Name=_MG_3989.jpg

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• Aaron (not in biblical context) 
• Abraham (not in biblical context) 
• Isaac 
• Melchizedek (not in biblical context); possible attributes: priestly garments, crown or mitre 
• the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome 
• the prophet Isaiah (not in biblical context) 

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 190.

W. H. John, The Parish Church of Cardiff: St John the Baptist (Much Wenlock: RJL Smith & Associates, 1992), p. 5.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales