Passion window (Bazouges-la-Pérouse)

Passion window in Bazouges-la-Pérouse

The Passion Window in the Catholic parish church of St-Pierre-St-Paul in Bazouges-la-Pérouse , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in 1573/74. The stained glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France in 1919 as Monument historique .

The window was donated by a rich landlord . It shows various scenes from Jesus' ordeal . A total of almost 50 people are depicted, who are detailed in contemporary clothing. There is no record of the creator of the window.

In addition to the passion window , the St. Mary's window in the church from the Renaissance period has been preserved.

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  Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross

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  Jesus on the cross

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  Descent from the Cross

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  Entombment

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 46-47.
• Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 216.

Web links

Commons : Passion Window (Bazouges-la-Pérouse)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ La Passion du Christ in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 25 ′ 32.2 "  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 23.9"  W.