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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church

Studio Name: Schmitt (Conrad) Studios

City: Detroit

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Date of Window: 1940

Subject/Title of Window: St. Mark

Brief Description of Subject: This is the second of 5 windows placed high in the sanctuary. Four of the windows feature one of the four Evangelists, while the middle window features the patron saint of the Church.
 
If a church chooses to have the Gospel writers in stained glass, they will most often be placed, as here, in the sanctuary with two on each side of the altar. This comes from Revelation where four winged creatures surround the throne of Christ. These creatures became associated with the gospel writers by Bishop Iranaeus in the 3rd Century.
 
Mark is pictured reading a book --- an attribute of a writer of scriptures.
 
Below the word "SAINT," is a cross --- symbol for Christ and the Christian Faith.
 
Below the word "MARK" are the Greek letters Chi(X) and Rho(P) which form a cristogram as they are the first two letters in the Greek word for Christ.

Inscriptions: SAINT MARK


Height: 4' 6"

Width: 2' 6"

Type of Glass and Technique: Antique or Cathedral Glass

St. Mark
St. Mark

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