The Risen Christ with Soldiers

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1918 Three-light window showing Christ between a medieval knight and a soldier of the First World War. Below, Christ is shown on the cross with Mary and John, but the scene extends into the outer lights, where servicemen of various armed forces and a female nurse are shown as bystanders at the Crucifixion. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Burlison & Grylls Church of St James, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire west wall of the nave Text: 'To the glory of God and in honour of the brave. Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat us.' The latter part is from the Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 44:1. The main figure in the left-hand light is the crusader, John de Barrie, who is buried at Manorbier, and the arms of de Barrie are shown above. On the right is a soldier of the Holy Land Expeditionary Force, and the red dragon of Wales above.  (ObjectID=2359 ImageID=5957) Original File Name=Manorbier_DSC5258.jpg

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• Crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood  [John 19:25-27]
• the risen Christ (with wounds, but without crown of thorns), sometimes holding the cross or a banner 
• the soldier; the soldier's life 

Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), pp. 198-9.

Photo © Martin Crampin