Catholic Stained Glass Windows Church
This window represents god the father.
Catholic stained glass windows church. Choose from a category below to help narrow down your selection or browse all our religious windows. They remain an essential part of church. The church needs art. The fairly new church which opened in 2000 houses windows from philadelphia s former.
Followers in the catholic church stained glass artwork is intended to illustrate supplement and portray in tangible form the teachings of the catholic church. The hand of god north of the front door in the cry room. Workers with bovard studio inc. The windows in the front wall of the church.
Stained glass windows are some of the most beautiful treasures of christian churches and are there to inspire and teach the faithful many spiritual truths. Set of 9 stained glass windows removed from an old polish parish. The stained glass windows above the choir loft of sacred heart catholic church in moline have been restored and replaced. Crucifixion scene our lady of pompeii saint adalbert of prague cecilia francis hedwig john the baptist joseph and stanislaus.
The second life of the stained glass windows at st. The symbolism in the stained glass windows of sacred heart church. Mark the evangelist catholic church. Catholic stained glass windows was to educate the viewer in catholic doctrine and to allow the viewer a physical illustration of the truths of the catholic faith.
While the subjects and stories of most stained glass art are similar throughout all christian denominations some stained glass artwork is unique to the catholic faith. It is very common to picture the hand of god giving a blessing. Pope john paul ii stated. Of fairfield iowa near completion of replacing the restored sections of stained glass windows at sacred heart catholic church in moline illinois thursday.
They re approx 155 tall x 56 5 wide the frames are not available. Here we see the famed incident in which mary has cried on the feet of jesus while he was at supper and dries his feet with her hair. Mary of bethany sister of martha is sometimes considered to be mary magdalene.