Here in Fort Worth, as you likely know, is full of absolutely lovely stained glass. All around our lovely city, churches, and chapels large and small, have some of the most outstanding stained glass to grace the house of God. But, what many people don\u2019t understand about stained glass here in Fort Worth and around the world is– the stained glass designs and even colors have extremely deep meaning. In fact, almost all stained glass in churches<\/a> is symbolic of other deeper concepts. And in fact, besides being lovely, stained glass has meaning too. If you want to know what the stained glass<\/a> in your Fort Worth church represents read below to find out more.<\/p>\n In churches here in Fort Worth, and around the world for that matter, are full of symbols on wood carvings, on tapestries and stained glass. While stained glass windows were made to be gorgeous, they also were used as an education tool. You see, since poor people in the very distant past, were unable to read, the church, by using pictures, symbols, and colors, were able to educate the commoners by using stained glass as a picture book. In fact, stained glass windows were called \u201c The Bible of the Poor\u201d since they were so heavily involved in instructing illiterate peasants. However, even after reading became commonplace, these symbols, and colors, already established in their meaning, continued to be used as choices to convey a spiritual message.<\/p>\n Common Stained Glass Symbols And Colors And Their Meaning<\/p>\n Jesus:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lifelike images, crosses, lambs, shepherds<\/p>\n The Holy Spirit:<\/strong> flames, winds, a white dove<\/p>\n The Saints:<\/strong> a man or woman; symbols associated with them, the\u00a0manner in which they were martyred him or her<\/p>\n Virgin Mary:<\/strong> A female figure often wearing blue, the color blue<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stained Glass Color Symbolism<\/p>\n Black:<\/strong> Death If your Fort Worth church has stained glass that you would like to restore, repair and ultimately preserve for the next generation, contact us<\/a> at Fort Worth Stained Glass today!<\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhy Symbols And Colors Were Used On Stained Glass<\/h3>\n
\nBlue:<\/strong> Heavenly Love, Virgin
\nBrown:<\/strong> Death
\nGrey:<\/strong> Mourning, Humility
\nGreen:<\/strong> Spring, Charity, Life over death
\nPurple:<\/strong> Royalty God The Father
\nRed:<\/strong> Love, Hate, Martyred
\nViolet:<\/strong> Love, Truth, Passion, Suffering
\nWhite\/Gold:<\/strong> Innocence, Holiness
\nYellow:<\/strong> Jealousy, Treason, Deceit<\/p>\n