Name: St. Anthony Polish Church, without Elm Trees
Description: While it may seem to be a loss to the landscape, the removal of the elm trees allows prairie light to illuminate the French modernist stained glass in this strongly Polish church.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: The Life of St. Anthony of Padua in Ten Windows
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Four Scenes from St. Anthony's Life, South Side
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: St. Anthony with Pennant and Crusader Knight
Author: Andre and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Description: Anthony (1195-1231)was born in Portugal where he became a monk. His travels eventually took him to Morocco, where he left his original order to become a Franciscan monk.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: St. Anthony and St. Francis: "And On Earth Peace"
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: Anthony, (1195-1231), admired the gentle and ecological teachings of Francis, (1182-1226), who had founded an order of simple monks in reaction to worldliness in the church.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Anthony Casts out a Devil
Author: Andre and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Description: The use of colour in all these windows is unusual: the figures are more or less realistic; the dalle de verre haloes unique; and the mix of purples and greens in the diamond-shaped background is not particularly "tasteful;" yet somehow it all works.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Exorcising the Demon (detail)
Author: Andre and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Description: The paleness of the possessed man contrasts with the deep blacks and blues of the devil, as Anthony drives the Devil out.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Dark Demon, Pale Victim
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: As the devil leaves the possessed man, it seems to be returning to the flames of hell.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: The Bad Guy (detail)
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: In the movies, the bad guy is often more interesting than the Good Guy. With his horns, claws, and animalistic ears, the demon is indeed a wicked character.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Sympathy for the Devil
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: André Rault manifests both Expressionism and pop art in this angular portrait of evil. Having matured in the 1940s and 1950s as an artist, his work often reflects contemporary artistic influences.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Jesus Sending Rays (detail)
Author: Andre and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1957
Description: The delicate pinks of the child Jesus contrast with the deeply coloured grid of dalle de verre.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Anthony Zapped By Jesus (detail)
Author: Andre and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Description: In a vision, the child Jesus sends loving rays to the head and heart of Saint Anthony.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Anthony Catching the Rays (detail)
Author: Andre and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Description: The odd pinkish purple in the flesh tones is accurate here. The Raults often used pale purple for faces, instead of pink or flesh colours. The dalle de verre haloes are a unique Rault conception.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Anthony and a Crusader
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: Anthony originally went to Morocco in the hope of converting Muslims to Christianity. His Franciscan vows would certainly have kept him out of battle. Nevertheless, the crusader centuries are now considered a dark period of Christianity.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Anthony Meets St. Francis (detail)
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: Why is Anthony pink, while Francis is white? Did they meet in the course of their lives? It is certain that Anthony heeded Francis' message of peace. The bird in this window seems to represent those who came to Francis' hand, rather than the Holy Spirit. The mix of colours is at once overpowering and oddly harmonious.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: St. Francis' Hand with Bird and Dalle de Verre
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Halo in Three Dimensions
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: The Good Guy (detail)
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Anthony, Halo and Holy Spirit (detail)
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Black Madonna: Our Lady of Czestochowa
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: Our Lady of Czestochowa is the patron saint of Poland. Her image is found in every Polish church of the world. In relation to the suite of ten windows about St. Anthony, this window by André Rault seems almost old-fashioned.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: The Black Madonna (detail)
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: Polish depictions of Czestochowa often portray her wearing a heavy Eastern crown. She is one of several Black Madonnas in many Catholic countries.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Name: Our Lady of Czestochowa (painting)
Author: André and Paul Rault, Rennes, France
Created: c. 1962
Description: This painting of the Black Madonna is near the altar in St. Anthony Church in Regina.



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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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