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Widows and Orphans in Cathedral Art
Artworks at Washington National Cathedral contain a great many
portrayals of “the least among us” in metal, glass, wood, stone, fiber,
and other materials. Here are a few highlights of art that treats the
stories of widows and orphans as subject matter.
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The Rose Windows
The three magnificent rose windows of the Cathedral are best viewed from
the crossing. The iconography of the windows—the Creation in the west, the Last Judgment in the north,
and the Church Triumphant in the south—was chosen to reflect mankinds
birth, death, and redemption. – The Washington National Cathedral Guidebook
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Historical Photos from the 1930s
Construction during the 1930s centered around the North Transept.
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 | The Cathedral Grounds
The All Hallows Guild supports the landscaping the Cathedral
Close, on which can be found, in addition to the Cathedral, such buildings as the Cathedral College, Episcopal Church House and three schools.
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Iconography for Holy Week
The season of Lent leads to both the longest week in Christian worship
and the most triumphal day in the liturgical year. As those forty days of
preparation recall the forty years Israel spent wandering outside the
Promised Land or the forty days that Jesus fasted and prayed before his
encounter with Satan in the wilderness, so the events Christians
commemorate and celebrate during Holy Week fulfill ancient traditions
and offer the hope of our faith.
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