ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHAPEL WINDOWs

The images of six saints to adorn the St. Mary’s Catholic High School Chapel were commissioned by Fr. Robert Bolding, then Rector and President of the school. His vision was to beautify the interior of the Chapel and impact the community of St. Mary’s in a direct way through the visual depiction of these Holy men and women. The Chapel is a place of refuge and respite for students and staff alike. Mass is said daily here. Each saint image is made up of three 4x4 ft panels plus a top panel that measures 4x2 ft. The border of each design replicates the motif of the stained-glass images at St. Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix which honors the church and its association with the school. The stone arch of the original entrance to the original St. Mary’s High School building (built in 1917) is located on campus and the top panel of each chapel window replicates the shape of the peak of that arch. The existing window frames of the chapel could not accommodate the weight of traditional leaded stained glass so Steve developed a patented method of transferring paintings of each saint directly onto glass. The dramatic result allows these saints to inspire all who enter this sacred space. Saints from left to right: Padre Pio; Gianna Beretta; John Paul II; Maximilian Kolbe; Faustina; Luis Sanchez

Windows/Saints installed in the Chapel