History:
The "Rose Window," another famous piece of sculpture, is located in the south wall of the sacristy, a room adjoining the church on the south side.
This window is very unique, not only architecturally, but also functionally. It is not a true rose window, which would be round. Instead, the window at San José takes the shape of a long rectangle with a scallop on each of the four sides. The carved ornamentation around the frame represents pomegranates, not roses, to symbolize spreading the seeds of the religious faith.
This window is very unique, not only architecturally, but also functionally. It is not a true rose window, which would be round. Instead, the window at San José takes the shape of a long rectangle with a scallop on each of the four sides. The carved ornamentation around the frame represents pomegranates, not roses, to symbolize spreading the seeds of the religious faith.
About this Image:
1) The ruins of the church and convento at Mission San José, seen from the south side. A wagon with two people passes in front of the Rose Window.
2) A close–up of the Rose Window with a Franciscan friar standing beside it.
3) A more recent image of the Rose Window shows the detailed stone carving surrounding it. Photo taken by Gordon Shults.
2) A close–up of the Rose Window with a Franciscan friar standing beside it.
3) A more recent image of the Rose Window shows the detailed stone carving surrounding it. Photo taken by Gordon Shults.
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Credit:
Courtesy of the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation.
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1870-1900
2) N.d.
3) 2000
1870-1900
2) N.d.
3) 2000