As part of a complete renovation of the Church of Saint
Raphael done in 1948, ten new stained glass windows were installed in the
nave of the church, and a large window installed in the choir wall facing
out from the front of the Church.
These were the result of the generous donations of members of the parish,
many in memory of their loved ones.The windows
were designed by Albert Roy, architect for the new church interior, and
the work was carried out by A. Pandiani. The installation was done by
National Glass Works. All three of these craftsmen were from Worcester,
Massachusetts.
 The
windows were mounted in pairs as shown in the photo to the left. Each
represents a dominant figure in the Church history. Several having carried
out their duties in North America.
Donors gave for either one or both of the windows.
The lancet type windows had the donor's name mounted in
glass in the lowest panel. A bronze plaque bearing the name of the holy
person represented in the window was fastened below the window on the
sill.
The window of the patron saint of the church, Archangel
Saint Raphael, was mounted in the back of the church in the choir loft
facing out to the street. This is the most impressive of all of the
windows. It also is the largest. One of the windows represents St.
Raphael, the other remains unidentified at this time.
To read more about the window with the unidentified personage go the
following address;:
http://www.williamstownhistory.com/?page_id=187
Above the vertical
part of the glass are three small windows, two arch-shaped and the center
one a circle with a lyre in the body. The uniqueness of this window
is shown
below.
To see enlarged versions of the face of the
prominent person in any window, click here,
select
the window to view, and click on the small thumbnail image. |
