St Simon and St Jude

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1901 Two-light window with standing figures of Simon, holding a saw, and Jude, holding the hull of a boat. Scenes below of Christ healing a man outside a city gate, and Christ with the daughter of Jairus. technique: stained glass size: 49 cm (width of each light) firm/studio: C.E. Kempe Church of St John, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire south wall of the south aisle Signed with the mark of the firm. Texts with the scenes below: 'Go thy faith hath made thee whole' (Mark 10:52); 'Damsel, I say unto thee, arise' (Mark 5:41). Dedication: 'To the glory of God and in memory of James Fenton Stamper M.D. J.P. who entered into Rest May 22nd 1900 aged 62 years. He was a devout churchman, a loyal friend, a skilful physician, and a good citizen. The cost of this window was defrayed by voluntary subscription.' The text confirms the left-hand scene as the healing of Bartimaeus outside Jericho.  (ObjectID=4972 ImageID=9625) Original File Name=PembrokeDock_DSC8123A.jpg

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• healing of two blind men, or one (Bartimaeus), sitting near Jericho - miracles of Christ  [Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43]
• raising of the daughter of Jairus - miracles of Christ  [Matthew 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24; Mark 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42; Luke 8:49-56; Matthew 9:18-19]
• St Jude Thaddaeus, apostle 
• St Simon Zelotes (or Simon the Canaanite), apostle 

Philip Collins, The Corpus of Kempe Stained Glass in the UK and Ireland (Kempe Trust, 2000), p. 332.

Photo © Martin Crampin