Stained-Glass Windows Sold To Church In Japan

Thirteen stained-glass windows from the former St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lewiston, Maine are on their way to Japan.

The Gothic windows have been sold and will become part of a new church in Japan, Monsignor Marc Caron of Prince of Peace Parish said Friday.

Historic stained-glass windows in an abandoned church run the risk of being destroyed by fire or vandalism, Caron said. “That weighed heavily on my mind." The church closed in 2009 because of dwindling attendance.

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