2015
St Benedict’s Church
Clydach
The four clerestory windows in this Welsh Church have been filled with stained glass celebrating four Welsh Saints: St Non, St David, St Gwenffrewi and St Teilo.
Each window uses symbols inspired by the life and legends of its Saint:
The planting and patronage of fruit trees by St Teilo and his riding of a stag to claim land;
The plan of the Holy Well of St Gwenffrewi with symbols of her martyrdom,
The stone arch of St Non’s Well in Pembrokeshire containing her Cross and the lightning that, legend has it, raged during the storm into which her son St David/Dewi Sant was born.
Finally, St David’s window contains his classic symbol, the leek, as well as the earth mound that ‘arose’ to facilitate his preaching and a representation of St David’s Cathedral, site of extensive pilgrimage.
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