Passion Window (Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Passion window in Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet

The Passion Window in the St-Pierre Catholic Church in Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet , a French commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region , was created in the 14th century. The stained glass window was added to the list of architectural monuments in France in 1919 as Monument historique .

The window comes from an unknown workshop. It was taken over from the old church in the new church built in 1901. The window shows various scenes from Jesus' ordeal and Christ's descent into hell .

Below are the founder Jean de Tréal (behind whom the apostle Peter stands), his wife and on the right his family (with the apostle Paul ). In the center is the crowned Madonna and Child on a throne flanked by angels.

In the tracery , among other things, the symbols of the evangelists Johannes (eagle) and Markus (lion) are shown.

  • Flagellation of Jesus

  • Crucifixion scene with Mary and the apostle John

  • Burial of Jesus

  • Descent into hell of Christ

  • The founders Jean de Tréal and his wife, with the apostle Peter in between

  • Other members of the founding family with the apostle Paul

  • Coat of arms of the donor family

  • Tracery with the eagle of the Evangelist John and the lion of the Evangelist Mark

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , p. 417.
  • Françoise Gatouillat, Michel Hérold: Les vitraux de Bretagne. (= Corpus Vitrearum ). Volume VII, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2005, ISBN 2-87535-0151-3 , p. 262.

Web links

Commons : Passion Window (Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '15.9 "  N , 1 ° 55' 27.9"  W.