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Saint-Élophe Church

This stained glass window represents the biblical scene of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, an episode narrated in the Gospel of John (chapter 4).

This stained glass window depicts the biblical scene of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, an episode narrated in the Gospel of John (chapter 4). On the left, Jesus is seated by the well, wearing a red cloak over a white tunic, holding a traveling staff. On the right, the Samaritan woman, in a red and white dress, carries a pitcher of water and looks at Jesus with an expression of astonishment. In the background, hills and trees complete the scene. The frame of the stained glass window is richly decorated with floral and geometric motifs, framing the scene symmetrically. An inscription at the bottom reads: “Given by Eugène Noël in memory of Marie Durand,” testifying to local patronage.
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This stained glass window depicts the biblical scene of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, an episode narrated in the Gospel of John (chapter 4). On the left, Jesus is seated by the well, wearing a red cloak over a white tunic, holding a traveling staff. On the right, the Samaritan woman, in a red and white dress, carries a pitcher of water and looks at Jesus with an expression of astonishment. In the background, hills and trees complete the scene. The frame of the stained glass window is richly decorated with floral and geometric motifs, framing the scene symmetrically. An inscription at the bottom reads: “Given by Eugène Noël in memory of Marie Durand,” testifying to local patronage.

This stained glass window depicts the biblical scene of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, an episode narrated in the Gospel of John (chapter 4). On the left, Jesus is seated by the well, wearing a red cloak over a white tunic, holding a traveling staff. On the right, the Samaritan woman, in a red and white dress, carries a pitcher of water and looks at Jesus with an expression of astonishment. In the background, hills and trees complete the scene. The frame of the stained glass window is richly decorated with floral and geometric motifs, framing the scene symmetrically. An inscription at the bottom reads: “Given by Eugène Noël in memory of Marie Durand,” testifying to local patronage.


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