Aouze, church - stained glass
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This stained glass window celebrates Saint Leo IX and Saint Andrew.
The stained-glass window consists of two lancets, each depicting a full-length saint beneath a stylized glass arcade with geometric motifs. Two angels, their wings outstretched, support a cross. On the left, Saint Leo IX is depicted as a papal bishop, wearing a miter, embroidered chasuble, a papal cross with three crossbars, and a sacred book. Beneath his feet is the inscription "SAINT LEO IX." On the right, Saint Andrew, depicted bearded, wearing a turquoise cloak and purple tunic, holds his X-shaped cross, known as the Cross of Saint Andrew, the instrument of his martyrdom. The inscription "SAINT ANDREW" identifies him. Finally, a dedication reads "In memory of Léon and André Colotte."The stained-glass window consists of two lancets, each depicting a full-length saint beneath a stylized glass arcade with geometric motifs. Two angels, their wings outstretched, support a cross. On the left, Saint Leo IX is depicted as a papal bishop, wearing a miter, embroidered chasuble, a papal cross with three crossbars, and a sacred book. Beneath his feet is the inscription "SAINT LEO IX." On the right, Saint Andrew, depicted bearded, wearing a turquoise cloak and purple tunic, holds his X-shaped cross, known as the Cross of Saint Andrew, the instrument of his martyrdom. The inscription "SAINT ANDREW" identifies him. Finally, a dedication reads "In memory of Léon and André Colotte."
The stained-glass window consists of two lancets, each depicting a full-length saint beneath a stylized glass arcade with geometric motifs. Two angels, their wings outstretched, support a cross. On the left, Saint Leo IX is depicted as a papal bishop, wearing a miter, embroidered chasuble, a papal cross with three crossbars, and a sacred book. Beneath his feet is the inscription "SAINT LEO IX." On the right, Saint Andrew, depicted bearded, wearing a turquoise cloak and purple tunic, holds his X-shaped cross, known as the Cross of Saint Andrew, the instrument of his martyrdom. The inscription "SAINT ANDREW" identifies him. Finally, a dedication reads "In memory of Léon and André Colotte."
