Stained Glass Windows: St. Mary Magdalene and St. Martin of Tours, Grace Cathedral
February 15, 2010
This past weekend, I took another walk up Nob Hill, to Grace Cathedral, for the specific purpose of photographing some of their stunning stained glass windows. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I love stained glass for the ethereal beauty of their glow, but the photographic endeavor is tricky, for technical reasons I won’t bore you with here. Nonetheless, I always enjoy stained glass projects, especially in a place as grand as Grace Cathedral. I only wish I had better lenses!
Over the next few weeks, I’ll post the photos of these stunning stained glass windows in their pairs. Along both sides of Grace Cathedral’s nave, each elongated window is split vertically into two, distinct, stained-glass panels, each panel depicting a specific saint. In most cases, each of these window pairs has an additional rosette window above them, depicting, I believe, one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The trio of windows forms a triangle, echoing the pointed arches which form the articulated ribs of the noted Gothic cathedral.
In honor of Valentine’s day, here are the windows beneath the rosette “Love”: St. Mary Magdalene, and St. Martin of Tours.
Enjoy.
St. Mary Magdalene, stained glass window, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
St. Martin of Tours, stained glass window, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Rosette Window: 'Love', stained glass window, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
