Peter's Confession, Christ Blessing the Children and Christ's Feet Anointed at Bethany

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1852 Three-light window. technique: stained glass size: 44 cm firm/studio: William Wailes Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire south wall of Whitley Chancel aisle Signed and dated with the firm's monogram. Texts: 'Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God' (Matthew16:16). 'Suffer the little children to come unto me' (Mark 10:14). 'Against the day of my burying hath she kept this' (John 12:7). Tracery inscription: 'Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord' (Psalms 150:6). Dedication: 'In memory of Charles & Mary Davison of Shotton by their daughter Sarah Davison A.D. 1852.'  (ObjectID=136 ImageID=831) Original File Name=_MG_1233.jpg

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• Christ asking the apostles: 'whom do men say that I am?' - Peter confesses Jesus to be the Christ, Christ gives the keys of heaven to Peter, Christ rebuking Peter  [Matthew 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-33; Luke 9:18-22]
• Christ blessing children brought by their mothers  [Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17]
• Christ's feet are anointed by Mary Magdalene - meal at Bethany  [John 12:3-8]

Edward Hubbard, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: Penguin/University of Wales Press, 1986), p. 367.

Malcolm Seaborne, Victorian and Later Stained Glass Windows in Flintshire Churches (Mold: 1996), p. 17.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales