Longchamp, church - stained glass
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This stained glass window depicts a scene of Marian devotion centered on the giving of rosaries, surely to Saint-Dominique and Sainte-Catherine-de-Sienne.
This stained glass window depicts a scene of Marian devotion centered on the giving of rosaries, a major symbolic act of Catholic piety. In the center, the Virgin Mary is seated on an ornate throne, wearing a blue cloak and holding a rosary that she offers to the kneeling saint on the left, probably Saint Dominic. The Child Jesus is standing on his mother’s lap and offers a second rosary to a kneeling nun on the right, probably Saint Catherine of Siena. The frame is decorated with floral and geometric motifs, framing this spiritual scene. At the bottom of the window, an inscription indicates the donation of this window by the commune of Lonchamp, testifying to the collective participation in the beautification of the church.This stained glass window depicts a scene of Marian devotion centered on the giving of rosaries, a major symbolic act of Catholic piety. In the center, the Virgin Mary is seated on an ornate throne, wearing a blue cloak and holding a rosary that she offers to the kneeling saint on the left, probably Saint Dominic. The Child Jesus is standing on his mother’s lap and offers a second rosary to a kneeling nun on the right, probably Saint Catherine of Siena. The frame is decorated with floral and geometric motifs, framing this spiritual scene. At the bottom of the window, an inscription indicates the donation of this window by the commune of Lonchamp, testifying to the collective participation in the beautification of the church.
This stained glass window depicts a scene of Marian devotion centered on the giving of rosaries, a major symbolic act of Catholic piety. In the center, the Virgin Mary is seated on an ornate throne, wearing a blue cloak and holding a rosary that she offers to the kneeling saint on the left, probably Saint Dominic. The Child Jesus is standing on his mother’s lap and offers a second rosary to a kneeling nun on the right, probably Saint Catherine of Siena. The frame is decorated with floral and geometric motifs, framing this spiritual scene. At the bottom of the window, an inscription indicates the donation of this window by the commune of Lonchamp, testifying to the collective participation in the beautification of the church.
