Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth, St John the Baptist and Zacharias

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about 1910 Three-light window. Central light depicts the Virgin and Child who raises his hand in blessing. The left-hand light depicts Elizabeth with her infant son, John the Baptist, who looks up adoringly at the Christ-child. Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, is depicted in the right-hand light in the robes of his priestly office. technique: stained glass size: 180 cm (width) [approx] artist: Thomas Erat Harrison Church of St John the Baptist, Newport east wall of the south aisle (Lady Chapel) Given in memory of Maud Elizabeth Manville, the second daughter of Colonel and Mrs Wallis, by her brothers and sisters.  (ObjectID=523 ImageID=1091) Original File Name=_MG_2116.jpg

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• Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist 
• John the Baptist as a child 
• Madonna: Mary standing (or half-length), Christ-child close to her bosom 
• Zacharias, father of John the Baptist 

Donald Curtis, The Stained Glass of the parish church of St. John the Baptist, Newport, Monmouthshire (1957), p.6.

John Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire (London/Cardiff: 2000), p. 429.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales