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The stained glass window located behind the alter in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity at Concordia University Ann Arbor was chosen by the Michigan State University Museum’s Michigan Stained Glass Census as "Stained Glass Window of the Month" for November, 2003.
The window, called "The South Portal," is located behind the altar in the chapel and depicts the figure of Christ as the triumphant Lord walking on the earth. Easter morning’s sun rays are on Christ to the left, and adjacent to them is a lamb standing over the seven seals from the book of Revelation. Other symbols in the window include a triangle for the trinity, a sword for the non-sacrifice of Isaac, the Eucharist cup, a serpent from the prophecy of Christ’s death on the cross, and a dove. The portal is the second of a series of three windows in the chapel depicting moments in Christ’s life. The window features a triangular shape and brilliant hues of color, a style characteristic of its designer Gabriel Loire, known as a pioneer of faceted stained glass in the United States. Loire, born in 1904 in Pouance, France, believed that stained glass should create "an environment, an enveloping," and used a range of vivid color tones to draw the viewer’s eyes. The Chapel of the Holy Trinity was built in 1962 as a gift of the LCMS congregations of Michigan for the college campus.
The Michigan Stained Glass Census, which began in 1992, is a statewide survey of architectural stained glass coordinated by the Michigan State University Museum. The Census is an ongoing project that encourages individuals and groups to better appreciate and preserve the stained glass treasures in their own communities.
(Photograph by Joel Iverson)
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