Left: Whole window. Right: St Luke and St Matthew
St Luke, St Matthew and St Mark designed by David Evans (1793-1861). In the wall of the south aisle, Bangor Cathedral, Gwynedd, N. Wales. Again, this was originally part of the east window, removed and reinstalled in the nave in about 1880. St Luke (patron saint of artists) may be shown drawing here, rather than writing, as he looks up from his work. St Matthew, scroll in hand, may be preaching. St Mark holds the Scriptures. According to Martin Crampin's entry it the "Stained Glass in Wales" site, the tracery lights depict symbols of the tribes of Israel. For example, the central and topmost one is the snake that symbolises the large tribe of Dan, descended from a son of Jacob: "Let Dan be a serpent by the roadside, a horned viper by the path, That bites the horse's heel, so that the rider tumbles backward" (Genesis 49:17). The evangelists, as Crampin says, may be identified from their descriptions in the North Wales Chronicle of 30 June 1840.
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Bibliography
Crampin, Martin. "The Date and arrangement of the Bangor Cathedral east window." Stained Glass from Welsh Churches. Web. 19 May 2021.
"Dan and the Serpent Way. Hebrew Nations. Web. 19 May 2021.
"St Luke, St Matthew and St Mark." Record added by Martin Crampin. Gwydir Lliw yng Nghymru: Stained Glass in Wales. Web. 19 May 2021.
Created 19 May 2021