About Stained Glass

St. Anne was a ninth-century saint born in Constantinople to aristocratic parents. She is sometimes also known as Susanna. An arranged marriage to Agarenus prompted St. Anne to flee the city of Constantinople and she went to Leucadia, Epirus in about 866. Here she lived as a hermitess for the rest of her life until […]

St. Christina of Bolsena is also known as Christina of Tyre or Christina the Great Martyr. She is venerated as an Italian Christian virgin and martyr of the third century AD. She was the daughter of a wealthy pagan man named Urbanus. He wanted Christina to become a pagan priestess and tried to force her […]

St. Anne was a ninth-century saint born in Constantinople to aristocratic parents. She is sometimes also known as Susanna. An arranged marriage to Agarenus prompted St. Anne to flee the city of Constantinople and she went to Leucadia, Epirus in about 866. Here she lived as a hermitess for the rest of her life until […]

St. Bridget of Sweden is one of the six patron saints of Europe. She founded the Bridgettines nuns and monks after the death of her husband to whom she was married for twenty years. Stained Glass images of St. Bridget often show her wearing a pilgrim’s hat, carrying a staff and bag, or with a […]

Charbel Makhluf (sometimes spelled Sharbel Maklouf) was a Maronite monk and priest in Lebanon during the nineteenth century. Throughout his lifetime he had a reputation for holiness. He was raised in a religious home and took care of the family’s flock of sheep on the hillsides of Lebanon. He would spend time in prayer and […]

Camillus de Lellis was born in 1550 in Italy. His mother was almost fifty years old when he was born. Camillus was tall for his age and joined his father in the Venetian army when he was sixteen years old. He fought in a war against the Turks and sustained a leg injury which troubled […]

St. Alexis or Alexius is also known as Alexis of Rome or Alexis of Edessa. He was born in Rome in the fourth century and died in the fifth century. Although he was the son of a wealthy Roman senator, Alexis desired only to live a life of poverty and devotion to God. His parents […]

St. Alexis or Alexius is also known as Alexis of Rome or Alexis of Edessa. He was born in Rome in the fourth century and died in the fifth century. Although he was the son of a wealthy Roman senator, Alexis desired only to live a life of poverty and devotion to God. His parents […]

The name of St. Carmen is derived from Carmel and in fact refers to Our Lady of Mount Carmel which is one of the titles given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. During the twelfth century the first Carmelites started their order on Mount Carmel in the […]

Veronica was a pious woman of Jerusalem in the first Century AD. According to Roman Catholic tradition she used her veil to wipe the blood and sweat from Jesus’ face when he was carrying his cross to Calvary. The veil immediately became imprinted with an image of Jesus’ face. This image on the veil can […]