Scenes from the Life of Christ

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about 1871 Three-light window depicting scenes from the gospels including restoring sight, healing the haemorraging woman, healing a lame man, Christ blesses the little children, the Baptism of Christ, the Annunciation to the Shepherds, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi. technique: stained glass size: 210 cm (width of whole) firm/studio: Ward & Hughes Church of St Mary, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire west wall of south nave aisle Inscription: Glory to God in the highest.  (ObjectID=212 ImageID=876) Original File Name=_MG_1410.jpg

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• adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present  [Luke 2:16]
• adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)  [Matthew 2:11]
• baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends  [Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34]
• Christ blessing children brought by their mothers  [Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17]
• healing of a woman with an issue of blood: she kneels before Christ after having touched his robe - miracles of Christ  [Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48]
• miracles of Christ - healing the sick 
• The annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air  [Luke 2:8-14]

Malcolm Seaborne, Victorian and Later Stained Glass Windows in Flintshire Churches (Mold: 1996), p. 20.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales