Passion Window (Saint-Alban)

Passion window in Saint-Alban

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The Passion Window in the Catholic Church of St-Alban in Saint-Alban , a French parish in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region , was originally created in the second quarter of the 14th century and completed in 1541. The stained glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique in 1923 .

The central window in the choir was created in the 14th century by an unknown workshop and completed and worked on by Allain Jérôme in 1541. It shows various scenes from Jesus' ordeal : Entry into Jerusalem , washing of the feet , Last Supper , Jesus on the Mount of Olives , Judas kiss , Jesus before Cajaphas , mockery of Jesus, Jesus before Pilate , Jesus carries the cross, Descent from the Cross , Entombment of Jesus, Mater Dolorosa , Descent into Hell Christ , women at the grave of Jesus, crucifixion , resurrection of Jesus Christ and Christ's ascension .

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , p. 899.
Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , pp. 97-98.

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