9 South Main Street
Post Office Box 1778
Sharon, Connecticut
06069-1778
Phone 860-364-5260
E-mail officeadmin@christchurchsharon.org
Christ Church Episcopal
Church Windows - Christ
Subject: Christ
Dimensions: Approx 100" x 72", located on the west wall above the altar
Maker: unknown
Date: Circa 1882/3, at time when the church was remodeled
Donors: Eratus and Eliza Deming, children of Ralph anf Mary T. Deming
Description: The main motif in the central panel is Jesus. Above Jesus are two angels and above them a cross encircled by a crown. Below Jesus is an emblem of the letters IHS followed by "In Memoriam. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
The left and right panels are similar. From the top, they both have a floret. Then the left has Alpha and the right Omega followed by another pair of florets. Then the left has a sheaf of wheat, while the right has a bunch of grapes. At the bottom of the left column, "Ralph Deming MD who died 2nd July 1877 in the 79th year of his age." At the bottom of the right column, "Mary T. Deming who died October 20th 1878 age 82 years."
Links To Other Sites
Above The Alter
North Wall
East Wall
South Wall