Scenes from the Life of Christ

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1915 The sanctuary windows comprise five two-light windows. The subjects are the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Magi, the Crucifixion, the three women at the empty tomb, and the risen Christ meeting Mary Magdalene in the garden. technique: stained glass size: 46 cm (width of each light) [approx] firm/studio: C.E. Kempe & Co Ltd Christ Church, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire sanctuary apse The Kempe and Tower mark is found on the two windows on the north side of the apse. A dedication at the foot of the westernmost window on the south side reads: 'In honour of the Holy Incarnation, Passion and Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and in Memory of William Morgan Griffiths of Lime Grove, Carmarthen, who died 30th Nov. 1909, his son Cecil Hubert Morgan Griffiths dedicates these five windows.'  (ObjectID=4938 ImageID=9528) Original File Name=CarmarthenChristChurch_DSC5746-71A.jpg

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• adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)  [Matthew 2:11]
• crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene  [Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38]
• Mary Magdalene meets the Risen Christ; 'Noli me tangere'  [John 20:14-17]
• the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel  [Luke 1:26-38]
• the empty tomb: angel(s) addressing the holy women - Resurrection of Christ  [Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:4-8; Matthew 28:2-7]

Philip Collins, The Corpus of Kempe Stained Glass in the UK and Ireland (Kempe Trust, 2000), pp. 323-4.

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 133.

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