Holy Window (Les Iffs)

Holy Window in Les Iffs

The window of saints in the Catholic parish church of St-Ouen in Les Iffs , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in the 16th century. The leaded glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France in 1906 as Monument historique .

The window in the Lady Chapel of the north transept was created in 1536 with parts from a 15th century window that may have come from another church.

The window shows the Trinity in the tracery . The coats of arms of the donors can be seen underneath. The saints in the top row are from the 15th century: Fiacrius , John the Baptist, and a holy warrior. Between the lower row from the 16th century there are another three coats of arms. The saints are: Margareta , Barbara and Anna with Maria (representation of the education of Mary ).

In addition to this window, eight other windows from the Renaissance period have been preserved in the church (see navigation bar).

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  Saint Fiacrius

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  John the Baptist

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  Holy warrior with armor and shield

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  Saint Margaret

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  Saint Barbara

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  Anna and Maria

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 182.
• Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 245.

Web links

Commons : Heiligenfenster (Les Iffs)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description of the window (French, accessed March 16, 2019)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saints (baie 5) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 17 '18.6 "  N , 1 ° 52' 1.2"  W.