In 1847 when a typhoid epidemic threatened the village of Bytown (now Ottawa), the chaplain placed a statue of St. Joseph in the church where people gathered each day. The disease quikly disappeared. The top circle of the window refers to Joseph as the Hope of the Sick.
Hope of Sick in 1847 Typhoid Epidemic
- Location: Montreal -- Canada -- Oratoire Saint-Joseph
- Subject: Intercessor
- Medium: Stained Glass
- Year: 1961
- Country: Canada