Project Notes
Lynchburg Stained Glass was commissioned to provide classical hand-painted windows for the new worship space at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Windows are crafted using imported mouth-blown glass.
- 8-ft altar rose window, matching the style of an existing window in the historic original church nearby
- 10-ft south-facing rose window, depicting the Crucifixion of Christ
- 5 shrine windows: Immaculate Heart, St. John the Apostle, and 3 narrative windiws depicting The Baptism, First Communion, and the Descent of the Holy Spirit.
- 22 ambulatory windows, each featuring a Catholic saint
- 8 confessional windows, each featuring a Catholic saint
- 3 sacristy windows with borders of translucent alabaster stone
About Munich-Style Glass
The Munich stained glass window style was developed in Germany in the early 19th-century. The style typically depicts highly detailed figurative scenes set into a pale border of towering spires , often referred to as “castle-work”. The windows of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church actually meld two artistic styles: the Munich style and the Gothic Revival style. The Gothic Influence is in tribute to the original stained glass of their previous church. The church wished to combine the two styles for their new windows.
