2010 - Group 2, Sanctuary Stained Glass Windows
St. Louis RC Church
780 Main Street at Edward, Buffalo, NY
Studios: Royal Bavarian Art Institute for Stained Glass - F. X. Zettler, Munich
Detail: King Louis leading the Seventh Crusade
The king was captured in 1250 and was a prisoner for four years.
in Syria. He was freed when a large ransom was paid. During
the Crusade, he mother died.
Detail: King Louis leading the Seventh Crusade
Detail: King Louis leading the Seventh Crusade
Detail: King Louis leading the Seventh Crusade
Note The shield on the left. It is the signature of the
stained glass studios which produced the window. See next
detailed photo.
Detail: King Louis leading the Seventh Crusade
Detail: King Louis Carrying the Crown of Thorns to Sainte Chapelle.
In the Holy Land, Louis bought
what was believed to be Jesus' crown of thorns and some fragments of
the cross upon which He was crucified. To display the relics, he built
Sainte Chapelle next to his palace in Paris in 1245.
Detail: King Louis Carrying the Crown of Thorns
Detail: King Louis Carrying the Crown of Thorns
Detail: King Louis Feeding the Poor
Detail: King Louis Feeding the Poor
Detail: King Louis Feeding the Poor
Detail: King Louis Feeding the Poor
This memorial window was a gift of Gerhard Lang
