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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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MSGC : Collections : Window

Window

Building Name: St. Mary Catholic Church

City: Royal Oak

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

Subject/Title of Window: Fleur-de-lis

Brief Description of Subject: This is the last of four aisle windows visible on the Gospel side of the nave. Each window is made up of three lancets with the middle lancet containing a symbol. The Epistle side of the nave contains nearly identical windows. Each window is predominately decorative in nature with blue the featured color --- the traditional color associated with the Virgin Mary.

The symbol used in this window is the fleur-de-lis, a stylized version of the flower of the lily. Depending on the context, with its three petals it symbolizes the Trinity, or as a symbol of royalty, it is given to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven.

Height: 4' 6"

Width: 6' 6"

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