Stories in Light

<p>The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame contains one of the largest collections of late nineteenth-century French stained glass outside of France. The French Gothic-inspired church has forty-four large stained glass windows containing two hundred and twenty scenes. Today more than 100000 visitors tour the basilica each year to admire its architecture.</p><p>This informative guidebook tells the unique story of the windows: the improbable creation of a glassworks by cloistered Carmelite nuns in LeMans France and their stained glass that so perfectly illuminated the late-nineteenth-century French Catholic spirituality of the Congregation of Holy Cross. <i>Stories in Light</i> describes the windows according to their location in the building from the narthex at the entrance to the Lady Chapel behind the altar. Full-color photographs accompanied by commentary on the historical and theological importance of the glass and the iconography of the saints provide a detailed view of the scenes found in each window. <i>Stories in Light</i> is an easy-to-read book written for all who visit the basilica and for readers everywhere who want to know more about the rich history and heritage of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart's stained glass.</p>