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ANSWER TO QUIZ
Right Here in the USA!
Many American Catholics don’t know
about this stunning, record-holding stained-glass window -
just one of eighty-two magnificent stained glass windows
that adorn the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
in Covington, Kentucky.
Built between 1894 and 1915, its design was
inspired by Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
(including the gargoyles and chimeras!).
And designated a minor basilica
on December 8th, 1953, by Pope Pius XII.
Each hand-made
by one of the finest stained-glass firms in the world:
Franz Mayer and Company from Munich, Germany.
Installed between 1908 and 1923,
they are incredible pieces of unmatched craftsmanship,
products of a religious art revival
that prized the skill and beauty of the works
of the great masters like Michelangelo.
The greatest and most famous is the North Transept Window.
It stands 67 feet high and 24 feet wide
—the largest stained glass window in a church
anywhere in the world!
The lower part depicts the Council of Ephesus,
which declared the human and divine Natures of Jesus and
Our Lady’s status as “Theotokos”—the Mother of God.
The upper part depicts Jesus
crowning Our Lady Queen of heaven and earth.
Restored in 2001, they shine just as brightly today
as when they were first installed!
Take your family to visit this beautiful Cathedral!
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