Remembrance Windows Notre-Dame du Sablon Church

These memorial windows, within the Notre-Dame du Sablon Church, commemorate the First World War.

In the center of the first stained-glass window, at the back left of the church, is a calvary with accompanying figures next to Archangel Michael. Below that are in 4 columns the names of the victims of the First World War of the parish.

At the top: "In Memoriam"
From left to right :
1. E.Adam – J.Baert – A.Baetmans – R.Bamps – A.Brochard – E.Brodheoux – A.Bruthier – A.Claes – P.Claes – M.Coppyn
2. R.De Coster – P.De Bie – F.De Blaer – M.Delporte – R.De Caluwé – F.Deltombe –
P.Demarteau – V.Doret – F.Fraikin – G.Francus
3. C.Galvin – L.Goovaerts – G.Hendrickx – G.Honorez – J.Hosinger – R.Jeisen – G.Mattens - L.Meulemans – L.Rowies – G.Sermon
4. M.Speelmans – S.Spiette – J.Van Cauwenberghe – O.Van Den Bossche – J.Vanderstappen - L.Vanderstock – G.Van Eycken – J.Van Eycken – J.Van Geert.

At the bottom the (Latin) text: "Delightful Great God, in memory of the 39 who were put to death for the Fatherland in the hope of resurrection".
The stained glass window is by the glazier Camille Ganton-Defoin from Ghent.

The second stained-glass window in the transept is in honor of King Albert I and the members of the Belgian aristocracy who fought in 1914-1918.
The central part depicts King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth kneeling in prayer to Our Lady, accompanied by their patron saints Albert the Great of Cologne and Elisabeth of Hungary, with behind them the ruins of Nieuwpoort and Ypres, sad reminder of the trials of the first world war.
Around it the coats of arms of the aristocratic families.
The stained glass window dates from 1920 and was made by Gustave Ladon, a glass artist from Ghent.

Source : "14-18 , images tell" – Brussels, Urbanism and Heritage

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• Text: Fedor de Vries + Marie-Christine Vinck
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck