Architectural detail in St. Ann stained glass window

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Another detail from a stained glass window in St. Ann’s Church in Gloucester (part of Holy Family Parish).

We usually focus on the people and events in the window and can easily overlook the wonderful attention to detail in the backgrounds…

Eventually I hope to photograph the stained glass windows in other churches in Gloucester. Any suggestions of churches with really great windows besides St. Ann’s?

About Fr Matthew Green

Currently parochial vicar at Holy Family Parish, on Cape Ann (serving the churches of St. Ann, St. Joachim, and St. Anthony). I moved to the area in early August '11, and am very happy to be in such a welcoming community and beautiful location! One of my hobbies is photography. You can see my photos on Flickr and buy prints of some of them on Fine Art America. I am a daily contributor to GoodMorningGloucester (GMG for short), a blog by and about the community of Gloucester specifically and Cape Ann in general. The content is diverse, ranging from the beautiful and sublime to the earthy and occasionally offensive. I hope my contributions are of the former kind, not the latter. So, while I cannot endorse all the content that is posted there, I am grateful to Joey (the founder and admin of the blog) for giving me space to make my contribution. I also have my own blog, Perpetual Learner, which mostly includes my homilies and some re-posts from GMG, but also sometimes has other content, such as my personal reflections, videos I like, etc.
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6 Responses to Architectural detail in St. Ann stained glass window

  1. Liz says:
    March 11, 2012 at 10:39 am

    St. John’s Church has some truly beautiful windows-most with maritime subjects.. Make sure you see the small ones up high and the very old windows at the entrance. When teaching I used to walk my classes down from Fuller School to study them, as they are a real tribute to Gloucester’s fishing community. The church is open weekday mornings, as well as Sundays and other times when they hold creative events and services.

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  2. Sukanya Ramanujan says:
    March 11, 2012 at 10:50 am

    This is beautiful!

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  4. Linn says:
    March 11, 2012 at 9:01 pm

    Our Lady of Good Voyage- beautiful windows! The Sanctuary is outstanding as well.

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  5. Meg Lee says:
    March 12, 2012 at 6:08 am

    what a nice distraction to pursue.
    I have always been intrigued by church stained glass windows and have also recently taken an interest in pursuing capturing some images. I think it’s the church architecture surrounding them that makes them all the more intriguing.

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  6. Tim says:
    March 12, 2012 at 9:08 am

    The Unitarian Memorial Church at 102 Green Street in Fairhaven, MA (New Bedford area) has windows that were actually made in the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York City. Tiffany was, of course, the master at stained glass, and many studios imitated his style. Not too many churches actually had genuine Tiffany windows, however, so if you have an interest in stained glass windows, this church is one to see!

    Tim Holloran/

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