Graffigny, church - stained glass window
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This stained glass window represents the apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque.
This stained glass window depicts the apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque. The main scene is framed in an ornate cartouche with neo-Gothic motifs. Jesus Christ, dressed in red and white, is standing on a cloud, revealing his flaming heart, the Sacred Heart. Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque, in the habit of a Visitation nun, is kneeling and raising her hands towards Jesus. The background depicts monastic architecture, with arcades and a town in the background, probably Paray-le-Monial. An open prayer book lies on the ground. The architectural and ornamental decorations, rich in floral and arabesque motifs. The lower band bears the words "Gift of Madame Collin de Reure".This stained glass window depicts the apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque. The main scene is framed in an ornate cartouche with neo-Gothic motifs. Jesus Christ, dressed in red and white, is standing on a cloud, revealing his flaming heart, the Sacred Heart. Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque, in the habit of a Visitation nun, is kneeling and raising her hands towards Jesus. The background depicts monastic architecture, with arcades and a town in the background, probably Paray-le-Monial. An open prayer book lies on the ground. The architectural and ornamental decorations, rich in floral and arabesque motifs. The lower band bears the words "Gift of Madame Collin de Reure".
This stained glass window depicts the apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque. The main scene is framed in an ornate cartouche with neo-Gothic motifs. Jesus Christ, dressed in red and white, is standing on a cloud, revealing his flaming heart, the Sacred Heart. Sainte-Marguerite-Marie-Alacoque, in the habit of a Visitation nun, is kneeling and raising her hands towards Jesus. The background depicts monastic architecture, with arcades and a town in the background, probably Paray-le-Monial. An open prayer book lies on the ground. The architectural and ornamental decorations, rich in floral and arabesque motifs. The lower band bears the words "Gift of Madame Collin de Reure".
