SOUTH ROSE WINDOW

IN 2016 JOHN WILCOX OF VITREOUS GLASSWORKS WAS CHOSEN TO CREATE TWO NEW ROSE WINDOWS FOR ST. MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL BASILICA,TORONTO.

THE SOUTH WINDOW PORTRAYS THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. THE THIRTY SIX SPIRALLING ROUNDELLES COMMENCE WITH THE FIRST DAY OF CREATION, HERE,  A PRISM REFRACTS THE ELEMENTAL COLOURS OF WHITE LIGHT AND PROJECTS THIS SPECTRUM IN MOVEMENT WITH THE SUN THROUGHOUT THE CATHEDRAL.