Happy Easter! Peace window in Canterbury Cathedral

March 23, 2008 at 7:36 am | In Anglican, Bossanyi, Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Children, Christ, Christianity, Church, Colourful, Easter Day, England, Peace window, Photography, Stained glass, World |

Here’s a striking modern stained glass window that a helpful guide in Canterbury Cathedral drew our attention to a few weeks ago:

Peace window in southeast transept of Canterbury Cathedral 19 January 2008

Detail of the Peace Window (1956) by Ervin Bossanyi in the southeast transept. It depicts Christ in Glory welcoming children of all nations.

The brief description is from Sacred Destinations’ Photo of Peace Window. I’d recommend their Photo Gallery for detailed views and descriptions of many of the windows in Canterbury Cathedral.

My photos of the Resurrection in the Corona Redemption Window were taken hastily, and at the time I did not know what I was looking at (next time I will appreciate these windows better). Meantime, this closeup Photo of Resurrection of Christ is a good example of thousands of colourful illustrations in glass all around this vast cathedral.

Yes, we did wake up to the excitement of snow falling here, and I did attend Easter Day services in St. George’s Chapel today. Magnificent.

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  1. What a pretty window

    Comment by Amadis Cat — March 23, 2008 #

  2. I had not been to Canterbury Cathedral before, and was amazed at the quantity, quality and sheer variety of stained glass windows in one building. Many of them are well-known medieval masterpieces. This one is a modern masterpiece, and not only does the theme appeal to children (and the young at heart), but it is in a Disney animation style!

    Comment by inel — March 23, 2008 #

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