Christ Restoring the Sight of a Blind Man
detail from Scenes from the Life of Christ

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

1855 Four-light window with twelve scenes from the Gospels. Left to right, ascending: the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Presentation in the Temple, the Adoration of the Magi, Christ at the Wedding at Cana, Christ calling Lazarus from the grave, Christ healing a blind man, Christ in a boat stilling the storm, Christ blessing children brought by their mothers, Christ's feet are anointed by a woman while sat at a table during a meal, the Entry into Jerusalem and the Last Supper. In the tracery lights are the standing figures of Moses and Melchizedek, the dove of the Holy Sprit, angels and the figure of Christ in Majesty, in a mandorla. technique: stained glass firm/studio: William Wailes Church of St Peter and St Meugan, Ruthin, Denbighshire east wall of the chancel  (ObjectID=2111 ImageID=5151) Original File Name=_MG_5504.jpg

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• a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair  [Luke 7:37-39]
• adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present  [Luke 2:16]
• adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)  [Matthew 2:11]
• Christ blessing children brought by their mothers  [Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17]
• Christ orders (six) jars to be filled with water - marriage-feast at Cana 
• Christ rebuking the winds  [Matthew 8:26; Mark 4:39; Luke 8:24]
• entry into Jerusalem: people spreading their clothes before Christ on the ass, and waving palm branches  [Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 21:14-16; Mark 11:12-14; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19]
• institution of the Eucharist, i.e. Christ showing or blessing bread (host) and/or wine  [Matthew 26:26-27; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:19-20; John 13:26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25]
• miracles of Christ - healing the sick 
• presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon and Anna present  [Luke 2:22-39]
• the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel  [Luke 1:26-38]
• the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out')  [John 11:38-44]

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 94.

Edward Hubbard, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: Penguin/University of Wales Press, 1986), p. 274.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales