Risen Christ with the Virgin Mary and St John

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about 1974 Three-light window with three figures and the Preseli hills in the background. The dove of the Holy Spirit descends encircled by a crown of thorns. Thistles in the tracery lights echoes the flowers below the figures. medium: cast aluminum and coloured glass size: 180 cm (width) artist: Frank Roper Church of St Mary, Talbenny, Pembrokeshire east wall Dedication: To the glory of God and in thankful remembrance for the life of Janet Allan Thompson Davies of Howelston 1901-1974. This window was given by her family and many friends. The conventional scene of The Crucifixion with Mary and John has been adapted by the artist as an image of the Resurrection.  (ObjectID=47 ImageID=600) Original File Name=_MG_0972.jpg

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• Christ with Mary and John - adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. 

Peter Leech, The Religious Art of Frank Roper: An Introduction (Much Wenlock: RJL Smith & Associates, 2003), p. 15.

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 466.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales