Saint George's has
48 stained glass windows in the
chancel, narthex and nave of the
church. The windows in this
virtual tour are arranged by
section of the church. Click
on a name to read about a
particular window or see a picture.
When these pages are complete they
will include a description of each
window, an historic background of
the scene,
biographical information about the
subject of the window, notes on the
symbolism portrayed in the window,
and questions for personal
reflection. To take a
virtual tour of the entire
collection, begin with the Creation
window below and select "next
window" at the end of each text.
Click on a section heading to view
thumbnails of all the windows in
that area.
Read
more about the design and
fabrication of our
Stained Glass Windows.
The
Chancel is the part of the
church containing the altar and
seats for the clergy.
These windows cast brilliant color
on the altar when the sun is in
certain positions. They have
no inscriptions bearing a name as
sometimes we know more about the
story told than the actual
person.
The
Narthex is the vestibule
leading to the nave of a church.
These windows are in the
pattern of an Orthodox iconostasis,
the screen that separates the nave
from the altar in an Orthodox
church. Christ is always at
the center surrounded by the four
evangelists. The icon
immediately to Christ's right is
always the Blessed Virgin, and to
her right (and always closest to
the door of the church) an icon
that identifies the church (in our
case, St. George). The icon
immediately to Christ's left
reflects the nature of the
congregation (the hospitality of
Mary and Martha), and the icon to
the left of that links to the local
congregation to the greater church
(Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas
Cranmer).
The Nave is the main part of the
interior of the church.
Northside of the Nave - The
North Wall tells the story of
the New Testament and the life of
Christ. Jesus appears in each
scene (sometimes symbolized by the
sacrament) beginning as an infant
in the arms of Mary in the Narthex.
Ignatius of Antioch and John
Chrysostom transition the story of
Jesus into the story of the early
Church and the spread of
Christianity around the world.
