Sacred Art

St. Catherine Stained Glass Window, dalle de verre technique, by Gabriel Loire, 1959.

St. Catherine Stained Glass Window, dalle de verre technique, by Gabriel Loire, 1959.

St. Catherine of Siena Window

The stained glass window located on the west side of the church, over the choir loft, was created in Chartres, France in 1959 by Gabriel Loire. It is 21 square meters in area and was made using a “dalle de verre” or “faceted glass” technique. Dalle de verre technique (French for “slabs of glass”) uses thick pieces of translucent colored glass set in epoxy or cement frames.  Gabriel Loire(1904-1996) was a very prolific stained glass artist with more than 800 installations throughout the world.

Other works by the same artist in this area include windows at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church  and First Presbyterian Church in Seattle, as well as St. Charles Borremeo and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane, Washington. For more information about the artist and his studios, please see the Loire Studio website.