Passion Window (Saint-Nic)

Passion window in Saint-Nic

The Passion Window in the Catholic parish church of St-Nicaise in Saint-Nic , a French parish in the Finistère department in Brittany , was created at the end of the 16th century. The leaded glass window was added to the list of protected objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique in 1906 .

The window was created by an unknown workshop. It shows various scenes from Jesus' ordeal .

In addition to the Passion window, another window from the Renaissance period has been preserved in the church, which was composed of various old panes.

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  Capture of Jesus and the kiss of Judas

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  Jesus before the high priest Kajaphas

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  Jesus is scourged

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  Pilate washes his hands in innocence (left), the entombment of Christ (center) and Jesus in front of the high priest Kajaphas

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  The crown of thorns is put on Jesus

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  Crucifixion group (top center)

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 208-209.
• Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 193.

Web links

Commons : Passion Window (Saint-Nic)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scènes de la passion; Jugement dernier Base Palissy

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '5.8 "  N , 4 ° 17' 1.5"  W.