Mary and Martha
from Figures from the Old and New Testaments
 Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales
larger image | about 1958-1959 Series of four two-light windows windows along the north and south walls of the chancel with various biblical and historical scenes and characters. North wall: Moses with the Ten Commandments and David playing the harp, with Moses in the bulrushes and Ruth and Naomi below; Zacharias and John the Baptist, with Abraham and Melchizedek and the ascension of Elijah below. Along the south wall (from east): Mary and Martha, with Cennydd and Florence Nightingale below; Peter and Paul, with the calling of Peter and the conversion of Saul below. firm/studio: Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltddesigner: E. Liddall ArmitageChurch of St Mary, SwanseachancelA further window in a matching style was added in 1978 on the south side. (ObjectID=1600 ImageID=3757) Original File Name=_MG_4502.jpg |
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- calling of Peter and Andrew; they are called away from their fishing-boat [Matthew 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-18]
- David as musician, usually playing the harp
- Florence Nightingale
- John the Baptist
- Moses (not in biblical context)
- on the way to Damascus Christ appears to Saul, who falls from his horse and is blinded by the light - the conversion of Paul [Acts 9:3-7]
- St Cennydd
- the apostle Paul of Tarsus
- the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome
- the ascension of Elijah: a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha) [2 Kings 2:1-18]
- the meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, the high priest and king of Salem, who brings bread and wine [Genesis 14:18-20]
- the patroness of housewives, Martha of Bethany; possible attributes: aspergillum, broom, bunch of keys, dragon, ladle
- the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene
- Zacharias, father of John the Baptist
Click here for other works at this siteClick here for other works connected to James Powell & SonsClick here for other works connected to E. Liddall ArmitageFurther readingA Short Guide to the Stained Glass Windows in St. Mary's Parish Church Swansea (Swansea: The Friends of St. Mary's, 2001 (second edition)).
ReferencesJohn Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan (London/Cardiff: 1995), p. 581.
Painton Cowen, A Guide to Stained Glass in Britain (London: Michael Joseph, 1985), p. 226.
Click to show suggested citation for this recordMartin Crampin (ed.), Stained Glass in Wales Catalogue, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 2016.
http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/object/1600 (accessed 23 January 2021)
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