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One of the many fine examples of stained
glass in St. Augustine
Church
is this image of St. Clothilde.
St. Clothilde
[A.D. 545] was
the
wife of Clovis, the King of the Salian Franks.
She is credited with her husband's
conversion to Christianity as well as with the founding of the Church
of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Paris.
In her later years, Clothilde, widowed, moved
to Tours and spent her time ministering to
the poor and suffering. |
Alternating with
stained glass and classic "Stations of the Cross" images, are paintings
and photographs reflecting African-American culture and church life.
Above,
photographs of
Mardi Gras Indian "Chief of Chiefs", Allison "Tootie" Montana,
share wallspace with a painting
of Louis Armstrong blowing his trumpet.
This altar and a matching pulpit were made
from treetrunks by modern-day church artisans. |
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