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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: Sweetest Heart of Mary Church

Studio Name: Detroit Stained Glass Works, The

City: Detroit

Window Shape: 5 (gothic arched, 2 vertical sections)

Date of Window: 1893

Subject/Title of Window: St. Bernadette and our Lady of Lourdes

Brief Description of Subject: Concept: Depiction of the 16th appearance of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirious at the Grotto of Massabiele. On the previous 15 appearances the woman who appeared did not tell Bernadette who she was. Will let Bernadette's own account of the 16th apparition describe the window. As I approached the grotto I saw the woman and knelt down. She was dressed in a white dress, white veil and a blue belt. I asked her 3 times "Who are you?" but got no reply. On the 4th try, the woman crossed her arms, put her hands on her bosom, lifted her eyes to heaven and said "I am the Immaculate Conception".

Inscriptions: Inscription: Ofiarowalo Stowarzyszenie Orla Polskiego. Translation: Donated by the Society of the Polish Eagle


Condition of Window: Restored, 1979

Type of Glass and Technique: Silver Stain

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