The Stained Glass in Saint Paul’s
Church, Brighton
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The Small East Window (6)
The Crucifixion
This five-part window shows a crowned Jesus on the Cross, between the sun and the
moon, supported by angels, with angels in the two lights above him, and S Mary
Magdalene at his feet. His mother is in blue at his right hand side, accompanied by
Mary the wife of Cleophas and Mary the mother of James and Joseph (or Jose), or the
mother of the sons of Zebedee, or Joanna, depending on which Gospel is followed.
To the left of Jesus is S John, the beloved disciple, accompanied by Joseph of
Arimathea or Nicodemus and the centurion, Longinus, who carries a sword rather
than the spear that pieced the side of Jesus, with which he is usually associated.