Benedicite Window

Located in Downtown Staunton, 214 West Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24401 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 208, Staunton, VA 24402
Phone: (540) 886-9132 Fax: (540) 885-3096

Statement of Purpose

To welcome and encourage
all in our journey
with Christ

To provide a loving,
active environment for
Christian worship,
learning and service

To utilize our Episcopal
heritage and our unique
gifts, resources and
blessings as a witness
in the community.

Benedicite Window

Lewis Comfort Tiffany was at his best with landscapes and introduced landscape windows into churches (as well as homes) just after the turn of the century. Especially notable in the window is the “confetti glass, which adds depth, texture and interest to the landscape.

The window is fabricated from an extraordinary glass palette, including extensive plating and acid etching flashed glass. The landscape depicted is inspired by the liturgical canticle, "Benedicite omnmi opera Domini O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, praise Him and magnify Him forever."

Inscription: In memoriam Michael Erskine Miller, February 10, 1843-June 6, 1897 and his wife, Harriette Echols Miller, January 31, 1847-May 9, 1899

Tiffany Studios c 1903

Text on this page is copyrighted 2007 by Sara N. James, Ph.D

Links to other Trinity windows

The windows are listed in order of placement in the church moving clockwise from the Chancel (altar area)

The Ascension Windows (Tiffany 1897)
Angel with a Script (Tiffany 1914)
The Beloved Physician (St. Luke) (Tiffany 1912)
The Sermon on the Mount (Wippell-Mowbray 1972)
Jewels of the Lord (Wippell-Mowbray 1960)
Trinity Symbol (Unknown American, c.1885)
The Passion Window (Unknown American c. 1885)
The Adoration Window (J & R Lamb 1946)
The Nativity Window (J & R Lamb 1906)
Benedicite Window (Tiffany 1903)
The Archangel Michael (Tiffany 1914)
The Geometrical Window (Sharpe and Steele 1873)
Communion Window (J. Whippell 1948)
The Missionary Window (J. Whippell 1957)
Prayer Book Window (J. Whippell 1950)
The Madonna and Child (Tiffany 1937)
The Narcissus Window (Unknown American 1887)
The Praising Angel (Tiffany 1912)
The Good Samaritan (Tiffany 1912)
The Easter Morn Windows (Tiffany possibly 1890s)
The Vestibule Windows (Wippell Mowbray 1970)

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