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The windows of the Church of the Good
Shepherd were installed in the late 1950's. Rebuilt after the hurricane of August 5, 1918, the
church had Tiffany art-glass windows
(left), some examples of which are preserved in the sacristy and in the Transition Hall, the
corridor leading to the Hardtner Hall.
The newer stained glass windows were part of an
ambitious building program which took place under the leadership of Fr. Robert Crandall. During the
1950's, he oversaw the construction of the church's bell tower, expansion of the
Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School, the founding of St. Michael and All Angels as a mission
church and then as a parish, and the renovation of the church itself, a project which included not only the windows, but
the wrought-iron lanterns, the reredos, and the figure of Christ behind the Altar.
The windows were produced by the J. Wippel Company of Great Britain except for
the Nativity Window, made by the J. R. Lamb Company of New Jersey. All the Wippel windows in the church
feature the same basic design, usually a central scene against a blue backdrop, two laurel wreath medallions at the bottom and another
medallion at the top. Because the church is specifically dedicated to Christ the Good Shepherd, almost every window in the nave depicts
the figure of Christ, who always wears purple, red, or both. The one exception is the Resurrection Window, in which Christ is represented
as the Lamb of God.
In the narthex doors are seen small windows depicting the heraldic symbols of the four Evangelists: St. Matthew, a human figure; St. Mark, the lion; St. Luke, the winged ox; and St. John, the eagle.
— Joe Magedanz
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