Friday, February 10, 2012
St. Mary

Stained Glass Window Destroyed by Katrina Restored

St. Theresa de Avila Catholic Church in New Orleans sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina. The church's focal point is a three-panel stained-glass window above the altar depicting Jesus with St. Theresa. Ruined by the storm from support beams to framing to glass, it was re-engineered, reconstructed and the glass re-created by Conrad Schmidt Studios in Wisconsin.

The storm blew the St. Margaret Mary window out of the wall and onto the floor.

Read the entire article at Nola.com.