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Building Name: First Baptist ChurchCity: Ferndale
Window Shape: 4 (rounded or rose window)
Subject/Title of Window: Rose window
Brief Description of Subject: A rose itself is a symbol of messianic hope, love and the Lord while the number of petals, 8, recalls regeneration. In the center is a descending dove , the Holy Spirit, at the time of the baptism of Jesus. Above the head of the dove is the Nimbus in three which is symbolic of the trinity and the tree elements of man: Body, Mind and Soul. The Cherubim around the octagon signifies the immediate presence of God. The fleur-de-lis is a sigh of royalty of Christ as the King of our Lives. The Acanthus leaves represent the gardens of paradise and the tree of life. In the outer circle are symbols of the four evangelists. The wined man is a symbol for St. Matthew, which is in the square that represents the first Gospel of the human genealogy of Jesus. The winged Lion represents St. Mark. The winged Ox is a symbol for St. Luke. The winged eagle represents St. John. These symbols form a cross, and each of these symbols are located in a square which is a symbol for the four Gospels.
Rose window
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