Alpha and Sun
detail from Sanctuary Windows

© University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, photo Martin Crampin larger image

1970 Series of panels arranged as a long horizontal strip. Symbols include the alpha and omega, and the sun and the moon (outer panels); the pelican in her piety and the phoenix rising from the flames; a cross, orb, crown and IHS symbol; descending dove of the Holy Spirit and the hand of God. technique: stained glass size: 535 cm (width) firm/studio: Celtic Studios Church of the Holy Spirit, Prestatyn, Flintshire sanctuary Signed with Celtic Studios' mark and dated 1970. Given by various donors.  (ObjectID=1988 ImageID=5162) Original File Name=Prestatyn_DSC4247.jpg

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• alpha and omega - symbol of God the Father  [Revelation 1:8; Revelation 1:11; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13]
• cross as symbol of Christ 
• crown (symbol of sovereignty) 
• fabulous animals - birds: phoenix 
• hand, 'Dextera Dei' ~ symbol of God the Father 
• Holy Ghost represented as a dove 
• IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator') - symbol of Christ 
• moon as celestial body 
• orb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top) 
• Pelican in her Piety 
• sun as celestial body 

Malcolm Seaborne, Victorian and Later Stained Glass Windows in Flintshire Churches (Mold: 1996), p. 6.

© University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, photo Martin Crampin