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War of 1812 Stained Glass Windows

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Along the east wall of the church.

Commemorative Object

The stained-glass window in the east wall of the chancel was installed in 1910, a gift from the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 to commemorate the American prisoners of war held at Princeton between 1813 and 1815.  The window was made by Mayer of Munich and depicts scenes from the Life of Christ, culminating in his Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension in the central light of the window.  It is now believed that 271 American prisoners died while in captivity at Dartmoor.

 
See Site Princetown -Dartmoor Prison for more on the War of 1812 in this area.

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War of 1812