The Baptism of Christ
detail from Christ in Majesty with St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist

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1955 Three-light window with Christ as king and standing on a rainbow in the central light. To the left is John baptising Jesus, and in the right-hand light an angel stands behind the seated figure of John, with a book on his lap. Below the figure of Christ is a scene of the Nativity. Symbols of John the Baptist (Agnus Dei) and John the Evangelist (eagle) are found in roundels at the top of the outer lights. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Celtic Studios Church of St John, Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire east wall of the chancel The suggestion of the shoreline and water around the edge of the land on which John is seated probably implies that he is writing the Book of Revelation, rather than his gospel.  (ObjectID=5041 ImageID=10031) Original File Name=Pontyberem_DSC0910_52A.jpg

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• 'Majestas Domini': Christ in mandorla standing on a rainbow or sphere 
• baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends  [Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34]
• John (writing) on the island of Patmos, possibly the eagle beside him  [Revelation 21:5]
• Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity)  [Luke 2:1-7]

Maurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), p. 113.

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 368.

Photo © Martin Crampin