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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Window

Building Name: St. Mary Catholic Church

City: Royal Oak

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

Subject/Title of Window: Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior Part 1

Brief Description of Subject: The three windows on the Epistle side of the sanctuary use lower case Greek letters to spell out "ixous," the Greek word for "fish."
This window features a chalice and host, symbols for the sacrament of Communion, and the Greek letter iota (i) which starts the spelling of "ixous."
Using the "i" (iota) from this window, the "x" (chi) and the "ⴱ" (theta) from the next window, and the "u" (upsilon) and "s" (sigma) from the last window, this forms an acrostic based on (i)esous (x)esous, (ⴱ)eau (u)ios, (s)atare --- Greek words for Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.

Height: 100"

Width: 46"

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior Part 1
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior Part 1
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior Part 1 outside
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior Part 1 outside

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