St Luke with Children

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1963 Single-light window with standing figure of Luke with children. His symbol, the winged ox, is shown above, and an image of the church is shown below. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd Church of St Ceitho, Llangeitho, Ceredigion south wall of the nave The window is signed by the firm. Given in memory of Alun Trevor Worthington (1897–1961) of Pantybeudy Hall, Llangeitho. He was a doctor and the son of the former rector, Revd David Worthington. Luke appears to hold the caduceus (an attribute of Mercury) rather than the rod of Asclepius, which is often used as a symbol of healing and healthcare. The caduceus has two confronted snakes, as is seen here, and the rod of Asclepius has only one. However the snakes are not winged, as those on the caduceus usually are!  (ObjectID=5111ImageID=11298) Original File Name=Llangeitho_DSC7071-71A.jpg

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Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 519.

A Directory of Stained Glass Windows, (London: The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1966), p. 85.

Photo © Martin Crampin