The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary, St John and St Mary Magdalene
Photo © Martin Crampin | 1894 Three-light window with scene of the Crucifixion. The scenes below show Adam and Eve with the serpent being tempted in the Garden of Eden, Abraham sacrificing Isaac, and Moses with the brazen serpent.technique: stained glass firm/studio: Lavers & Westlake Church of St John, Porthmadog, Gwynedd south wall of the chancel Given in memory of Frederick Samuel Percival and his wife Martha. The window is only partly visible from the main body of the church; photographs taken from above the roofed meeting room created in the original chancel. |
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- crucified Christ with Mary, John, and Mary Magdalene [Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38]
- alpha and omega - symbol of God the Father [Revelation 1:8; Revelation 1:11; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13]
- angels
- Temptation and Fall: Adam and Eve holding (and possibly eating) the fruit [Genesis 3:6]
- the brazen serpent [Numbers 21:4-9]
- when Abraham has his hand raised to kill Isaac, God or the hand of God restrains Abraham's hand - the sacrifice of Isaac [Genesis 22:10-12]
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References
Richard Haslam, Julian Orbach and Adam Voelcker, The Buildings of Wales: Gwynedd (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), p. 499.
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Photo © Martin Crampin
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