Crucifixion with the Four Evangelists, the Annunciation and Saints
Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales | 1900 Six-light window with the Crucifixion in the upper central part of the window flanked by four angels and the four evangelists. In the lower half of the window the four Latin fathers (Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory) appear in the outer lights at either side of Gabriel and Mary (the Annunciation) The bottom row shows German, Stephen, Peter, Paul, Margaret and David.technique: stained glass size: 500 cm (width) [approx] firm/studio: Burlison & Grylls Church of St German, Roath, Cardiff east wall of the chancel The gift of Mrs Jane North, and executed by Burlison & Grylls under the supervision of the architect, G.F. Bodley. The donor died eight months after the windows were put in place. |
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- angels
- Crucified Christ suffering (with crown of thorns) [Matthew 27:33-58; Mark 15:22-45; Luke 23:33-52; John 19:17-38]
- the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel [Luke 1:26-38]
- the four evangelists together (author portraits)
- the four Latin (Western) Fathers of the Church together: Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine and Gregory the Great.
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Further reading
Jean Rose, The Church of St German, Roath, Cardiff: A Guide for Visitors (Cardiff: St German's Church, Roath, 2010), p. 13.
Michael Hall, George Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival in Britain and America (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014), p. 200.
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Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
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