British Saints
from Royal Welsh Fusiliers Memorial Window

Photo © Martin Crampin larger image

1895 Five-light window with standing figures in the main lights of Deiniol, Michael, David, Edward the Black Prince and the patron of the church, Giles. Below each saint is an associated scene: Deiniol meeting Augustine, Michael with four other warrior angels, David preaching, the Black Prince fighting at the Battle of Poitiers and Giles seated with the hind that came to him for refuge. Above are many further saints associated with early British history and names of places where battles were fought by the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Standing figures, left to right: Emerita, Lucius, Iltutus (Illtud), Amphibalus, Alban, Silin, Kentigern (Cyndeyrn), Helena; half figures above: Joseph of Arimathea, Aristopulas (Aristobulus), Claudia, Beatus, Timotheus (Timothy), Phagan (presumably Fagan); half figures below: Germanus, Sampson (Samson), Theodoric, Gildas, Beuno, Winifred (Gwenfrewy), Decumanus, Juthwara, Elerius, Sidwella (Sidwell). technique: stained glass firm/studio: Clayton & Bell Church of St Giles, Wrexham west end of the nave Given by the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in memory of those who served with the Fusiliers.  (ObjectID=2057 ImageID=10532) Original File Name=WrexhamStGiles_DSC2567-71B.jpg

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• Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales 
• St David 
• St Deiniol 
• St Giles 
• the Archangel Michael 

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 161.

D. R. Thomas, The History of the Diocese of St Asaph (Oswestry: Caxton Press, 1908-1913), vol. III, pp. 299, 303.

Edward Hubbard, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: Penguin/University of Wales Press, 1986), p. 301.

Photo © Martin Crampin