List of stained glass windows in the Janskerk, Gouda

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Map of the stained-glass windows by number in the Janskerk in Gouda

The stained-glass windows in the Sint Janskerk can be viewed by visitors after paying a modest entrance fee. The earliest windows date from 1555, three years after a destructive fire laid waste to the earlier church built in the same place. The creation of stained-glass windows was temporarily halted in 1572 following Gouda's decision to side with the Protestant faction in the Eighty Years' War, but the process was resumed a few years later with windows of a different and more worldly character. As a result, the church features stained-glass windows from both Roman Catholic and Protestant donors – a highly unusual combination. The most treasured is the series of windows around the Choir that portray the life of John the Baptist, the city's patron saint, in parallel with that of Jesus Christ.

Number Date Title Donor Designer Glazier Image
11596Freedom of conscienceStaten van HollandJoachim WtewaelAdriaan Gerritsz de Vrije
1a1933Mosaic glass
1b1933Mosaic glass
1c2016Erasmus and the Freedom of Conscience in 2016Museum GoudaMarc MuldersMarc Mulders
21597Capture of DamiettaHaarlemWillem Thibaut
31597The maid of DordrechtDordrechtGerrit Gerritsz Cuyp
41594The heraldic shields of the Dijkreeves under two female representations of Justice and CourageHoogheemraadschap van RijnlandAdriaen Gerritsz de Vrije
51561The Queen of Sheba visits SolomonElburg van den BoetzelaerWouter Crabeth I
61571Judith and HolofernesJan van LigneDirk Crabeth
71557The King's window with Solomon in the Tempel and the Last SupperPhilip II of SpainDirk Crabeth
81566The punishment of HeliodorusEric II, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWouter Crabeth I

Choir

South transept

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