Life of John the Baptist (Le Croisty)

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Window Life of John the Baptist in Le Croisty

The window Life of John the Baptist in the Catholic Church of St-Jean-Baptiste in Le Croisty , a French parish in the Morbihan department in Brittany , was created in the 16th century. The stained glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique in 1912 .

The central window in the choir was created by an unknown workshop. It shows the life of John the Baptist .

In 1887 the window was restored and supplemented by the Hucher studio. In 1960 another restoration was carried out by the Atelier Uzureau in Nantes. The last restoration was carried out in 2015 by Atelier Le Bihan Vitraux.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , p. 361.
  • Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 285.

Web links

Commons : Life of John the Baptist (Le Croisty)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. La vie et la mort de saint Jean Baptiste in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '52.7 "  N , 3 ° 21' 48.3"  W.