Brothers of Holy Cross
 

Stained Glass Windows by Brother John Benesh, C.S.C., Lima, Peru


Before I began the Chapel Window Project in 2000 I had read a how-to-do-it book on stained glass and then did four small pieces, all for chapels in residences in another part of Lima. During part of the year 2000 I was supervising the construction at the novitiate site. When I saw the plans for the chapel, I told the architect and our District Superior "I can do the windows in the chapel" despite my limited experience. They accepted my designs and let me proceed. I got some help from a professional shop in Lima and began to work in November of 2000. Sometime in 2003 I installed the final section in the big cross behind the altar, completing the Chapel Project.

Br. John Benesh CSC
Br. John in his workshop with one of the three front windows on the work table.
The big cross behind the altar
 
 Capilla-Puerta-Completa One entrance door and the small window above it. Detail on one of the narrow front windows.

 

The chapel is eight-sided and has two entrance doors. The doors are located near the fron t by entrance is from the two sides near the front.
Cross and side windowsOne of the four corner windows
The three windows at the front of the chapel at the Novitiate, Lima, PeruThe lowest two sections of the large cross behind the altar
Detail on one of the narrow front windowsOpaque glass around the wooden tabernacle.