Christ in Majesty with Virtues

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1950 Three lights with Christ standing in the centre light, with an orb and the dove of the Holy Spirit descending; Agnes with a lamb and martyrs palm below. The side lights depict the allegorical figures of Sacrifice, Reward, Righteousness and Peace, with servicemen and labourers below. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Celtic Studios designer: Howard Martin Church of St Agnes, Aberavon, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot east wall of the chancel An early work by the Swansea firm and signed with the firm's Celtic cross mark. The window was designed in 1949 and the faculty was dated August 1949. Text below the figure of Christ: 'As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you continue ye in my love' (John 15:9).  (ObjectID=4350 ImageID=8157) Original File Name=PortTalbotStAgnes_DSC6323.jpg

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• 'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet 
• the virgin martyr Agnes of Rome; possible attributes: lamb, ring 

Maurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), pp. 34-5, 40-41, 50.

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 533.

Photo © Martin Crampin