Ann

Stained Glass

St Ann, Jesus, St Robert

Window located in the Sacred Heart Chapel . The three figures are St Ann, Jesus and St Robert. The figures depicted on the higher level panels can be identified by names located on the panels below.

St Ann :

Saint Anne or Anna (Panel below) She is known by tradition as the mother of The Virgin Mary. Anna and her husband, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child. Anna promised to dedicate the child to God's service.

In Western iconography, Anna may be recognised by her depiction in red robe and green mantle, often holding a book. This image depicts Anna with Mary as a child.

Jesus :(Panel below) Jesus is depicted with the Sacred Heart as befits this location in the Sacred Heart Chapel.With sacred monogram 'ihc' (an abbreviation of the name 'Jesus' in Greek) on lower panel.

St Robert :

Roberto Bellarmino ( Panel below) He was born at Montepulciano to a noble though impoverished family, a nephew of Pope Marcellus II. His abilities showed themselves early.

His father destined him for a political career, hoping that he might restore the fallen glories of the house. His mother, however, wished him to enter the Jesuits, and her influence prevailed. Having been ordained there, he quickly obtained a reputation both as a professor and a preacher.

He wrote the Disputationes de controversiis christianae fidei, first published in 1581-"1593" . A monumental work - This was the earliest attempt to systematize the various controversies of the time, and made an immense impression throughout Europe.

He was canonized in 1930; the following year he was declared a Doctor of the Church. His body rests in the Church of Sant'Ignazio, the chapel of the Roman College, next to the body of his student, St. Aloysius.

In his old age he was allowed to return to his old home, Montepulciano, as its bishop for four years, after which he retired to the Jesuit college of St. Andrew in Rome. He died in Rome in 1621.

Heraldic panels to far left and right of window

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