Christ and the Twelve Apostles
| 1925 Christ and the Apostles with scrolls inscribed with the Apostles' Creed in Latin. Each Apostle holds either his implement of martyrdom or his symbol. The figures are: Peter, Andrew, James the Greater, John the Divine, Philip, James the Less, Thomas, Bartholemew, Matthew, Simon, Matthias and Thaddeus (Jude). category: reredos technique: carved, painted size: 320 cm (width) designer: Ninian Comper artist: W.D. Gough painter: H.A.B. Bernard-Smith Church of St Margaret, Roath, Cardiff east wall of the chancel Dedication: As a memorial to the great work of three Vicars of Roath: the Rev. Frederick William Puller Vicar 1872-1880, Bishop Charles Alan Smythis Vicar 1880-1883 and Canon Frederick John Beck Vicar 1883-1919. Shares similarities with Comper's high altar reredos in Ripon Cathedral. (ObjectID=370 ImageID=366) Original File Name=_MG_0658.jpg) |
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the risen Christ (with wounds, but without crown of thorns), sometimes holding the cross or a banner
the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
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Sources
Walker, Diane A.A Guide to the Parish Church of St Margaret, Roath (Cardiff: c. 1990), pp. 15-16.
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