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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church

Studio Name: Loire (Gabriel) Studios

City: Farmington

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1960

Subject/Title of Window: Mary at the Foot of the Cross

Brief Description of Subject: Mary at the Foot of the Cross is the sixth of seven windows situated on the Epistle side of the Church. Each features one of the Seven Sorrows of Mary.
 
The devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary dates to the 13th Century with the seven men that founded the Servite Order. Although Mary suffered more than seven sorrows, the seven they chose became fairly standard.
 
This sorrow of Mary is found in John 19:25 --- "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother ...." The artist has pictured a tearful Mary hugging the cross with the bloodied feet of her son visible at the top. The cross is colored green, symbolizing life --- 1 Thessalonians 5:9 - 10, "Our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we might live with him." (RSVCE)

Condition of Window: Good

Height: 19' 4"

Width: 4' 4"

Type of Glass and Technique: Slab or Faceted Glass (Dalle de Verre)

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