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Ind. church believes stained glass windows worth savingCONNERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – Evidence of some flaking coming from a more than a century-old stained-glass window at Central Christian Church has resulted in a major project to protect the brilliance and beauty for another century. Bovard Studio from Iowa has been at the church for nearly two weeks, installing aluminum framing for a protective […]
Kan. landmark bracing stained-glass windows for tornadoesVICTORIA, Kan. (AP) – Members of the St. Fidelis Catholic Church—better known as the Cathedral of the Plains—are working to protect the church’s 48 historic stained-glass windows. The 140-foot twin towers of the cathedral rise above the prairie near Victoria in western Kansas. One of the most well-known structures in the state, the church serves […]
Antique stained glass windows help share the faithPEORIA, Ill. (AP) – No one knows who made the first stained glass windows. Some of the earliest examples date to the first century. And while the materials have improved since then, the tools used by stained glass artists have changed very little. “We had an artist once who told me that if you brought […]
Tiffany Studios windows radiate beauty and stir the soulNEW YORK — The use of stained glass windows in churches to illustrate stories from the Bible dates back as far as the 10th century. Pictorial lessons for the masses were key as literacy rates in medieval Europe were poor. These colorful windows typically depicted Jesus, angels, and religious figures amid symbolic and venerated motifs […]