St. Paul's - Table of Contents
Ascension Stained
Glass Window Above the Main Altar
St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral
128 Pearl Street, Buffalo NY
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The Ascension window was designed and executed by Henry Holliday & Co. of London, England at a cost of approximately $3,000, and was installed in 1889.
The biblical text on the window is taken from Acts of the Apostles: (Acts 1:9-11) "...as [the disciples] were looking on, [Jesus] was lifted up and a cloud took Him out of their sight..."
The event took place on the mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, between Bethany and the Holy City (Luke 24:50, Acts 1:12) and was accompanied by the appearance of two angels (Acts 1:10). The event took place forty days after the resurrection (Acts 1:3).See also: Stained Glass - Table of Contents
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Ascension stained glass window |
Four quatrefoils with symbols representing the Evangelists |
Evangelist Matthew |
Evangelist Mark |
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Evangelist John |
Evangelist Luke |
One of two angels that accompanied the event |
Seraphim witnessing the Ascension |
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Apostles witnessing the Ascension |
Seraphim witnessing the Ascension |
Apostles witnessing the Ascension |
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the Ascension Seraphim witnessing |
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Apostles witnessing the Ascension |
