LOCAL GALLERY: VINCENT DE PAUL - WINDOW

This Stained Glass Window of Vincent de Paul by Karen Daniels of Mt Barker SA can be found in the Church of St Vincent de Paul at Port Wakefield about 120 km north of Adelaide SA. The Window was commissioned by the Parish in memory of the Parishioners of Port Wakefield and Balaklava, and was installed in the Church in 1998.
St Vincent de
Paul Church, Port Wakefield SA, opened
on May 29, 1870, is the
oldest building in the town. Rev. Julian Tenison Woods,
Director of Catholic Education in South Australia and co-founder
with Mother Mary McKillopof
the Sisters of St. Joseph, preached the sermon on the evening of its
opening. Mother Mary McKillop (now Blessed) also set up
a school in the town.
The stained glass windows above the altar in the Church (photos not available) are the work of Mr E. F. Troy, the founder of the Vincent de Paul Society in South Australia. His work can be seen in a number of buildings in Adelaide.
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