The Door of the Sheepfold with Symbols of the Sacrament

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1990 Two-light window with single sheep by a gate in a landscape and symbols above: chalice, open bible, cross and crown. technique: stained glass size: 110 cm (width) firm/studio: Celtic Studios Church of St James the Great, Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire west wall Given in memory of Rupert Thomas Williams by Elvira his wife. 'In mem. Rupert Thomas Williams a dedicated rector's warden of this church for over 40 years'. The reference is to John 10:6-9, part of Jesus' parable of the Good Shepherd (verses 6-18). The believer enters into the Promise through Word and Sacrament, Christ the living bread come down from heaven, who gives His life in love for His sheep/people (verses 17-18).  (ObjectID=422 ImageID=649) Original File Name=_MG_0880.jpg

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• 'I am the door of the sheep' - parable of the good shepherd  [John 10:7-10]
• landscapes 

Maurice Broady, A Vision Fulfilled: The story of Celtic Studios and Swansea's architectural glass tradition (Swansea: West Glamorgan Archive Service, 2010), p. 115.

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales