St John’s Memorial Window

Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique
Type
Autre

This five-paneled window was commissioned in 1949, installed in 1951 and dedicated on April 22, 1951, by Bishop Godfrey Gower in memory of those who died in the two World Wars. The window was designed by stained glass artist Yvonne Williams of Toronto, Ontario.

The center panel depicts Christ on the cross with arms uplifted; a ray of light, representing God, shines on a chalice; beneath two disciples kneel at a communion table. The official coat of arms of the Province of British Columbia, with crown and lion rampant resting on the shield is at the bottom of the panel. Each side panel depicts men and women of Canada’s fighting forces: nurse, merchant seaman, sailor, airman, soldier and airwoman. Beneath each figure is a shield bearing the crest of the service represented.

Inscription

We build not temples unto martyrs as unto gods, but memorials unto dead men whose spirits with God are still living

Location
St John’s Memorial Window

1490, avenue Nanton
Vancouver
Colombie-Britannique
Coordonnées GPS
Lat. 49.2474113
Long. -123.1385954
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