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Building Name: Cathedral of St. PaulStudio Name: Heaton, Butler & Bayne
City: Detroit
Window Shape: 3 (arched)
Date of Window: 1919
Subject/Title of Window: Annunciation
Brief Description of Subject: The Annunciation is covered in Luke 1:26 -35 (KJV). "And Gabriel was sent by God to a virgin ... and the name of the virgin was Mary. And the angel came unto Mary, and said, HAIL THOU ART HIGHLY FAVORED, THE LORD IS WITH THEE blessed art thou among women." Gabriel then tells her that by the power of the Holy Spirit she shall conceive a son and he shall be called the "Son of God".
At the Archangel Gabriel's feet is a potted lily plant, a symbol for the Annunciation. Above Mary's head is a descending dove, the symbol for the Holy Spirit. The scene shows Mary by a reading table with an open book. This comes from the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew which says she spent almost all of her time praying and reading the Scriptures.
The window was donated in memory of five members of the Eber Ward Cottrell family.
Inscriptions: Cottrell Memorial
Hail thou that are highly favored
The Lord is with Thee
Annunciation
Mary
Gabriel
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