Scenes from the Resurrection of Christ

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probably 1920s Three-light window. Central light shows the three women at the empty tomb greeted by an angel, with a panel below depicting a Roman soldier standing watch over the tomb. Left light shows Christ with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and on the right, Peter's Commission. technique: stained glass Conway Road Methodist Church, Canton, Cardiff gallery, above entrance Texts: (left) 'Did not our heart burn within us', (centre) 'He is Risen' 'I am the resurrection and the life' (right) 'Lovest thou me? - Feed my sheep'. Dedications: (left and right lights) 'In loving memory of a devoted mother, her children rise up and call her blessed'; (centre light) 'To the Glory of God and in loving memory of William Henry Seager, 2nd Lieutenant 10th South Wales Borderers; killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, February 7 1916. Aged 23.'  (ObjectID=787 ImageID=1426) Original File Name=_MG_3240.jpg

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• mission of Peter ('Pasce oves meas')  [John 21:15-17]
• soldiers guarding the sepulchre of Christ  [Matthew 27:66]
• the holy women (the three Marys) on their way to or at the tomb, to anoint Christ's body  [Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1-2; Luke 24:1]
• the journey to Emmaus: two disciples (Cleopas and Peter) under way  [Luke 24:13-29]

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 204.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales