Memorial Church Inscriptions | Office for Religious & Spiritual Life

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Memorial Church Open Visiting Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 4 PM Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM Tours on Fridays at 11 AM. Memorial Church is closed for University holidays, University closures, services, and private events. Windhover Contemplative Center is currently closed. There is no expected re-opening date at this time. Carved into Memorial Church’s interior sandstone walls are a collection of instructive and inspirational sayings assembled by Jane Stanford over the years. Gathered by Mrs. Stanford from many sources, the sayings represented her religious faith and convictions and, in the flowery language characteristic of the Victorian literary style, the carved inscriptions were intended to decorate the church and inspire its visitors. Intricately carved stone frames enclose each of the twenty-eight inscriptions, and four of the six memorial tablets are lettered in gold. Beginning on the rear wall of the nave at the left of the central inner entrance the inscriptions are as follows: The

Memorial Church Inscriptions | Office for Religious & Spiritual Life Memorial Church Inscriptions Main content start Inscriptions Carved into Memorial Church’s interior sandstone walls are a collection of instructive and inspirational sayings assembled by Jane Stanford over the years. Gathered by Mrs. Stanford from many sources, the sayings represented her religious faith and convictions and, in the flowery language characteristic of the Victorian literary style, the carved inscriptions were intended to decorate the church and inspire its visitors. Intricately carved stone frames enclose each

Memorial Church Inscriptions | Office for Religious & Spiritual Life

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