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 Janskerk Gouda - map of windows.png
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.

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North transept

NumberDateTitleDonorDesignerGlazierImage
11596Freedom of conscience Staten van Holland Joachim Wtewael Adriaan Gerritsz de Vrije Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas01.jpg
1a1933Mosaic glass
1b1933Mosaic glass
1c2016 Erasmus and the Freedom of Conscience in 2016Museum GoudaMarc MuldersMarc Mulders SintJanskerkGouda-Glas1c-Erasmus.jpg
21597Capture of Damietta Haarlem Willem Thibaut Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas02.jpg
31597The maid of Dordrecht Dordrecht Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas03.jpg
41594The heraldic shields of the Dijkreeves under two female representations of Justice and Courage Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland Adriaen Gerritsz de Vrije Glass 4 - Hoogheemraadschap Rynland.jpg
51561The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon Elburg van den Boetzelaer Wouter Crabeth I Glass 5 - Queen of Sheba visits Solomon.jpg
61571Judith and Holofernes Jan van Ligne Dirk Crabeth Glass 6 - Judith en Holofernes.jpg
71557The King's window with Solomon in the Tempel and the Last Supper Philip II of Spain Dirk Crabeth Glass 7 - Phillips II - Mary Tudor.jpg
81566The punishment of Heliodorus Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Wouter Crabeth I Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas08.jpg

Choir

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91561Announcing the birth of John the Baptist Dirck van Hensbeeck Lambert van Noort Digman Meynaert Janskerk Gouda - Glass 9.jpg
101655Annunciation Theodorus Spiering van Wen Daniël Tomberg Albert Merinck Janskerk Gouda - Glass 10.jpg
111562Birth of John the Baptist Herman Lethmaet Lambert van NoortDigman Meynaert & Hans Scrivers Janskerk Gouda - Glass 11.jpg
121564Birth of JesusCanon priests of Oude MunsterWouter Crabeth I Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas12.jpg
131560Jesus in the Temple Petrus van Suyren Lambert van NoortDigman Meynaert & Hans Scrivers Glass 13 - twelve-year-old Jesus in the temple.jpg
141557Jesus on the Mount Robert van Bergen Dirk Crabeth Glass 14 - Ministry of John the Baptist 1562.jpg
151555Baptism of Jesus George van Egmond Dirk Crabeth Glass 14 - Ministry of John the Baptist 1562.jpg
161556Jesus on the Mount Cornelis van Mierop Dirk Crabeth Glass 16 - Sermon on the mount.jpg
171556John's punishment of Herodus Wolter van Byler Jan van Zijl Henricksz Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas17.jpg
181556Jesus imprisoned Gerrit Heije Gerritsz & Frederik Ariensz Dirk Crabeth Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas18.jpg
191570Beheading of St. John Hendrik van Zwolle Willem Thybaut Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas19.jpg
201933Mosaic glass
211933Mosaic glass

South transept

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221567Jesus drives the moneychangers from the Temple Willem the Silent Dirk Crabeth Glass 22 - De Tempelreiniging.jpg
231562Elijah, with foot washing and with portrait of the donor, the Duchess of Parma Margaret of Parma Wouter Crabeth I Glass 23 - Margaretha van Parma.jpg
241559Philippus and the King of Ethiopia Philippe de Ligne Dirk Crabeth Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas24.jpg
251603Siege of Leiden ends Delft Isaac van Swanenburg Dirck Verheyden & Dirk van Douwe Glas 25 St Janskerk Gouda.jpg
261601Siege of Samaria ends Leiden Isaac van Swanenburg Cornelis Clock Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas26.jpg
271597 Pharisee and the Publican Amsterdam Hendrick de Keyser Cornelis IJsbrantsz Cussens Gouda-Sint-Janskerk-Glas27.jpg
281601Jesus and the adultress Rotterdam Claes Wytmans Glass 28 - Jezus en de overspelige vrouw.jpg
28a1947Commemorative window for 1940–1945Gouda residents Charles Eyck
28b1935Window with heraldic shields of donors Rotterdam D. BoodeL.J. Knoll
28c1920Rebuilding the Temple Rotterdam H. VeldhuisL.J. Knoll
291596The Christian knight and DavidCities of North HollandAdriaen Gerritsz de Vrije

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