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They were seen as the deliverers of God's messages concerning the future, including the Coming of the Messiah. The major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.\r\n\r\nThese prophet panels are also known as ‘messenger panels’ because they convey these divinely inspired prophecies or messages. In this panel we see on the scroll the Latin words ‘Puer Natus Est Nobis’ (‘a Child is born to us’). Daniel prophesied the birth of Christ: ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son’. \r\n\r\nThe panel would have accompanied a scene from the New Testament related to this prophecy, such as the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary or the Nativity (birth) of Christ.","physicalDescription":"Stained glass panel depicting the Prophet Isaiah, issuing from a crown and holding a scroll inscribed \"PUER NATUS EST NOBIS.\"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Clear and coloured glass with painted details and yellow (silver) stain","categories":[{"text":"Stained Glass","id":"THES48891"},{"text":"Religion","id":"THES48900"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AJ8068","2017KM8853"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"84","id":"THES49710"},"free":"","case":"SC4","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Roundel","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Germany","id":"x28873"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"mid 15th century","earliest":"1425-01-01","latest":"1475-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by J. 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