The Parish’s Renowned Stained Glass Windows

St. Saviour’s is perhaps best known for its ten stained glass windows created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Interested in reproducing the type of glass used in medieval windows, Tiffany developed innovative and unique methods. He is especially known for Favrile glass, a technique he patented in 1894. Favrile has an iridescent effect, and imparts a high degree of realism by imbedding colors directly within overlapping layers of glass.

St. Saviour’s contains 43 memorial windows by British, German, French, and American artists. These span more than a century (1886-1992) of glass design, and commemorate family, loved ones, saints, and local personalities.