In honor of Loyola's 125th anniversary, Chicago artist David Lee Csicsko
has created a unique
stained-glass design featuring St.
Ignatius Loyola.
A large version of the design will hang in the 25 E. Pearson building
at WTC; four smaller renderings will appear at the Lake Shore, Mallinckrodt,
Medical Center and Rome Center
campuses.
The brightly-colored, highly stylized design shows St. Ignatius in front of a red cross, the red "representing the blood of Christ," Csicsko said.
"The cross divides the picture into four squares: a castle, depicting the Loyola family home in Spain; the sacred heart; St. Peter's in Rome, representing Rome's importance in Ignatius' life and Loyola University Chicago's Rome Center; and the skyline of Chicago, which represents the university here," Csicsko said.
"The saint is in a contemplative pose, looking at us with his hand over
his heart a gesture of love," he added.