About Stained Glass

Peregrine Laziosi, born in northern Italy in the thirteenth century, was the only son of an affluent family. As a youth he became involved in an uprising against the Pope and in the process struck St. Philip who was sent to quell the unrest. Later Peregrine repented and asked forgiveness of Philip, which he bestowed […]

St. Alexandra of Rome was the wife of Emperor Diocletian. She is also sometimes known as Priscilla or Prisca. Unknown to her husband she was secretly a Christian. When her husband ordered the torture and persecution of St. George in the arena, Alexandra went and kneeled before St. George, confessing her faith publicly. This so […]

St. Athanasius of Alexandria is also known as Athanasius the Great and Athanasius the Apostolic. He is a noteworthy Egyptian leader of the fourth century, a Christian theologian, Church Father and defender of the church against doctrinal heresy. His particular life struggle was to refute the heresy of Arius who denied the divinity of Christ. […]

St. Ava was born in France in the ninth century AD. Her father was King Pepin, also known as Pepin the Short, and he was the first Carolingian King of the Middle Ages. St. Ava was miraculously cured of blindness through a saint called Rainfredis. She went on to enter a convent and became a […]

Born in northern Italy in 1347, St. Catherine of Siena was one of twins, but her twin sister did not survive. Catherine is the subject of many stained glass art designs, and holds the esteemed patronage of Italy, together with St. Francis of Assisi. She is also the patron saint of fire prevention. At the […]

St. Zita (or Sitha, or Citha) was an Italian saint of the thirteenth century, who came from a holy family. Her sister became a nun and her uncle was a hermit and saint. From the age of twelve, Zita worked as a domestic servant in the house of a wealthy weaver. She remained there for […]

St. Alexandra of Rome was the wife of Emperor Diocletian. She is also sometimes known as Priscilla or Prisca. Unknown to her husband she was secretly a Christian. When her husband ordered the torture and persecution of St. George in the arena, Alexandra went and kneeled before St. George, confessing her faith publicly. This so […]

Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, France in 1844. Her parents were very poor and Bernadette was a sickly child, suffering from asthma. When she was fourteen years old, Bernadette had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary on a river bank in Lourdes. Soon after that a spring bubbled out of the cave near […]

Vincent Ferrer was a Spanish saint of the fourteenth century. He became a Dominican friar and travelled as a missionary to England, Scotland, Ireland, Aragon, Castile, France, Switzerland, and Italy. Many people were converted by his preaching of the Gospel. St. Vincent was described as a man of medium height, with fair hair which was […]

St. Alexander was born in the second century AD. He was imprisoned for his faith during the reign of Roman emperor Severus, and when he was released, he went to Jerusalem and became coadjutor with St. Narcissus, the Bishop of Jerusalem. St. Alexander built a library at Jerusalem. In his old age, he was taken […]