Christ in Glory with Saints and other Characters from the Bible

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about 1965 Five-light window with Christ in glory standing on a globe with angels above and figures standing and kneeling below. Two further windows flanking the main window show the figures 'Courage' (clearly suggestive of George and the Dragon); and 'Loyalty' (with a scene depicting a martyr being burned at the stake). technique: stained glass firm/studio: G. Maile & Son Arlington Road Presbyterian Chapel, Porthcawl, Bridgend rear wall Signed 'G. Maile Studios, 10-12 The Borough, Canterbury, Kent' with glove rebus. Texts: 'Thou art the King of Glory O Christ'; (held by an angel) 'We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee: the Father everlasting'.  (ObjectID=1811 ImageID=3850) Original File Name=_MG_7961.jpg

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• angels 
• Courage, Bravery, Valiance, Manliness (abstract concept represented by clothed male figure) 
• David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harp 
• founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of Assisi 
• Frankness, Loyalty (abstract concept represented by clothed male figure) 
• John the Baptist 
• Luke the evangelist 
• Mary, together with others, kneeling in adoration of Christ 
• Moses (not in biblical context) 
• St. George and the dragon 
• Standing figure of the Risen Christ in Glory, sometimes with mandorla, perhaps with arms raised or outstretched. 
• the apostle Andrew 
• the apostle James the Great 
• the apostle John the Evangelist 
• the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome 
• the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria 

A Directory of Stained Glass Windows (London: The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1966), p. 54.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales