About Stained Glass

St. Thomas More was born in London in 1478. He was grounded in religion and the classics before studying at Oxford to become a lawyer, and later entering Parliament. He married Jane Colt and they had four children before she died. He then married Alice Middleton. Thomas More is famous for authoring the book “Utopia”. […]

Aloysius Gonzaga was born to an Italian aristocratic family in 1568. Throughout his short life, he was known for his piety and devotion, having made a religious vow of perpetual virginity at the age of nine. Despite his family’s ambitions for him, he joined the Jesuits. During the plague of 1587, St. Aloysius served in […]

St. Aaron is also known as St. Aihran of Aleth. He was a Welshman who lived in the sixth century AD. He settled on a small island near Aleth, off the coast of Brittany, France. He lived as a hermit and monk at the monastery. While there he attracted many visitors, and in 544 AD […]

Aloysius Gonzaga was born to an Italian aristocratic family in 1568. Throughout his short life, he was known for his piety and devotion, having made a religious vow of perpetual virginity at the age of nine. Despite his family’s ambitions for him, he joined the Jesuits. During the plague of 1587, St. Aloysius served in […]

St. Alena lived in Belgium during the seventh century. Her parents were pagans, and unknown to them, Alena secretly converted to Christianity and was baptized. When he father discovered this, he sent armed guards to arrest her and bring her home. Alena resisted their efforts and in the struggle she lost one arm that led […]

St. Alena lived in Belgium during the seventh century. Her parents were pagans, and unknown to them, Alena secretly converted to Christianity and was baptized. When he father discovered this, he sent armed guards to arrest her and bring her home. Alena resisted their efforts and in the struggle she lost one arm that led […]

St. Alice (or Aleydis) was born at Shaerbeck in Belgium in the year 1204. At the young age of seven she entered a Cistercian convent where she remained until her death. Alice was known for her spirit of humility even through great suffering in which she was afflicted with the disease of leprosy. For this […]

St. Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily who was martyred during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303 AD. In the Catholic Church St. Vitus is considered one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. St. Vitus’s Feast day is celebrated on June 15th and in the Middle Ages the […]

St. Alice (or Aleydis) was born at Shaerbeck in Belgium in the year 1204. At the young age of seven she entered a Cistercian convent where she remained until her death. Alice was known for her spirit of humility even through great suffering in which she was afflicted with the disease of leprosy. For this […]

St. Anthony of Padua is often depicted in stained glass with a book and the infant Child Jesus. He lived from 1195 to 1231, and was born in Portugal but worked in Italy. He joined the Franciscan Order after being deeply impacted by the death of five Franciscan martyrs. He is a much loved and […]