The Pelican in Her Piety and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists
detail from The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary, St John and St Mary Magdalene

  The Pelican in Her Piety and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists    detail from    The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary, St John and St Mary Magdalene

Photo © Martin Crampin

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about 1925
Three-light window. Conventional arrangement of Mary and John at the side of the crucified Christ, with Mary Magdalene at the foot of the cross. Above is the Eucharistic image of the pelican feeding her chicks, the symbols of the four evangelists, and the hand of God.

technique: stained glass

artist: F. C. Eden

Church of St Paul, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff
east wall of the chancel





 

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References

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 527.




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  The Pelican in Her Piety and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists    detail from    The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary, St John and St Mary Magdalene

Photo © Martin Crampin


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