Scenes from the Acts of the Apostles

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about 1880 Five-light window with ten scenes. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Clayton & Bell Bangor Cathedral, Bangor, Gwynedd south wall of the presbytery The texts given with each scene are in Latin. The window was given by Lord Penrhyn at the time of the restoration of the cathedral by Gilbert Scott, who recommended Clayton & Bell for the work. As well as the two windows by Clayton and Bell in the presbytery, the firm also undertook painted decoration of the roof and walls. Despite being renewed in 1903, the wall paintings have since been removed.  (ObjectID=1990 ImageID=4682) Original File Name=_MG_4700.jpg

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• healing of a lame beggar at the Beautiful Gate of the temple by Peter and John  [Acts 3:]
• on the way to Damascus Christ appears to Saul, who falls from his horse and is blinded by the light - the conversion of Paul  [Acts 9:3-7]
• Paul bitten by a viper (when throwing wood on the fire) - Paul's journey to Rome  [Acts 28:3-6]
• Paul in Athens: on the Areopagus he discusses with philosophers (in front of the temple of Mars)  [Acts 17:22-33]
• Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present  [Acts 2:1-4]
• Peter and John arrested - healing of a lame beggar at the Beautiful Gate of the temple  [Acts 4:3]
• Philip baptizes the Eunuch  [Acts 9:38]
• the angel leads Peter past the sleeping guards - Peter persecuted in Jerusalem  [Acts 12:8-10]
• The appointment of Matthias among the apostles  [Acts 1:24-26]
• the stoning of Stephen; the witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet  [Acts 8:54-60]

Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 242.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales