Scenes from the Life of Christ with Apostles and Archangels

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1960 Five-light window with five scenes below standing figures of the twelve apostles and four archangels: the Adoration of the Magi; Christ with the doctors of the law in the temple; standing figure of the resurrected Christ with banner and the dove of the Holy Spirit descending; Christ on the cross between Mary and John, Mary Magdalene below and two soldiers behind; angel at the empty tomb addressing the three women. technique: stained glass firm/studio: Celtic Studios designer: Howard Martin glass painter: John Edwards Church of St Mary, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire west wall of the nave Signed with the mark of the firm.  (ObjectID=2264 ImageID=5698) Original File Name=Cydweli_11.jpg

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• adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)  [Matthew 2:11]
• Christ's dispute with the doctors in the temple  [Luke 2:46-50]
• crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene  [Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38]
• group of four Archangels 
• the empty tomb: angel(s) addressing the holy women - Resurrection of Christ  [Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:4-8; Matthew 28:2-7]
• the risen Christ (with wounds, but without crown of thorns), sometimes holding the cross or a banner 
• the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) 

Maurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), pp. 53–5, 110.

Maurice Broady, 'Stained Glass Design in Wales' Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, vol. 6 (new series) (2000), 157.

Thomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 215.

Photo © Martin Crampin