Stained glass in churches

Stained glass in Paray-le-Monial depict scenes from the Scriptures, which give the light of divine Truth to the Church.

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A stained-glass window depicting the crucifixion of Jesus (bottom panes) and his resurrection and ascension (top panels) in St. Giles' Cathedral (Sep. 2021)

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Stained glass window in Notre Dam de Paris. "Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in France and in Europe, and the naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture. The first period of construction from 1163 into 1240s coincided with the musical experiments of the Notre Dame school." Wikipedia

"In order to understand better this sublime dignity of the Mother of God over all creatures let us recall that the holy Mother of God was, at the very moment of her Immaculate Conception, so filled with grace as to surpass the grace of all the Saints. Wherefore, as Our Predecessor of happy memory, Pius IX wrote, God "showered her with heavenly gifts and graces from the treasury of His divinity so far beyond what He gave to all the angels and saints that she was ever free from the least stain…

This is one of several Pre-Raphaelite stained glass windows, for which Waterford church is famed, by William Morris in St Michael and All Angels Church in Waterford, near Hertford. The church was recorded in 2010 and was the 100th record to be completed in Beds & Herts since recording began in 1974. It depicts St Cecilia with an angel and is by Karl Parsons in 1929. #StainedGlassChurch

I love how the panels each have a pair that tells a story with a small design on top that compliments the two below. My cousin would love to get something like this that she could display on her wall because she loves stained glass and the old look of things. It could be really nice for her to get something like this from a professional that she could put on her wall.