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TRANSEPT WINDOWS - Our Lady of Victory RC Basilica
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Windows designer:

Otto Andrle - All the stained glass windows in the basilica were designed by Andrle

Windows fabricator:

Otto F. Andrle Stained Glass and Art Institute, Inc.

Year completed:

1926

Windows style:

Munich Pictorial Style

 The two windows are identical except for the center medallions: Archangel Michael VS. St. George

2009 Photos

Archangel Michael transept window


Transept    ...     Note round window near top, detailed below:


Center medallion: Archangel Michael:  "Quis ut Deus," which translated from Latin into English means "Who is like unto God."    ...    In art, Saint Michael is sometimes depicted carrying a shield, and often the shield is emblazoned with the words "Quis ut Deus," the Latin translation of his name in Hebrew|    ...    Iconography in Art and Architecture: Archangel Michael    ...    Three details below:


Archangel Michael detail #1



Archangel Michael detail #2



Archangel Michael detail #3





St. George  transept window


Transept 

 

Center: St. George Slaying the Dragon    ...    Five details below:


St. George detail #1



St. George detail #2



St. George detail #3



St. George detail #4



St. George detail #5






Photos and their arrangement © 2009 Chuck LaChiusa
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