St Luke the Evangelist and St John the Evangelist
detail from Scenes from the Life of Christ with the Four Evangelists

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales larger image

1914 Four panels arranged in a square: the adoration of the shepherds, Christ blessing children brought by their mothers, the Crucifixion with Mary and John and the Resurrection. A large mosaic cross is at the centre of the design. The figures of the four evangelists are placed apart at each side under arcading. medium: stone technique: carved designer: Thomas Graham Jackson Church of St Giles, Wrexham sanctuary apse  (ObjectID=2056 ImageID=4906) Original File Name=_MG_7255.jpg

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• adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present  [Luke 2:16]
• Christ blessing children brought by their mothers  [Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17]
• Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers 
• cross as symbol of Christ 
• Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood  [John 19:25-27]
• the four evangelists together (author portraits) 

Edward Hubbard, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: Penguin/University of Wales Press, 1986), p. 300.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales