Stained glass window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Detail of the stained glass window of St Thomas or Tomas i roto i te feaa, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, with Thomas with an inverted head representing doubt, and the tree of life bearing breadfruit, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1844 1856-75 1960s 1968 19th century 20th century Archipel de la Societe architectural detail architecture belief breadfruit building cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete Cathedrale Notre-Dame de l’Immaculee Conception de Papeete catholicism christian christianity church collectivite d'outre-mer de la Republique francaise color colour COM Deanna de Marigny decorative arts doubt faith French Polynesia French territory fruit glass Gothic Hubert Coppenrath Iles de la Societe Iles du Vent image indoors inside interior inverted head island Madame Deanna de Marigny Michel Buillard Oceania overseas collectivity Pacific island Pacific Ocean Polynesia Polynesian Triangle Polynesie Polynesie Francaise religion religious Roman catholic sacred saint Society Islands St Thomas stained glass stained glass window Tahiti Tahitian Tomas i roto i te feaa Totaiete ma tree tree of life vertical window Windward Islands

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