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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Window

Building Name: Christ the King Catholic Church

Artist Name: Andrew R. Maglia

City: Detroit

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1962

Subject/Title of Window: The 11th Station of the Cross, Jesus Is Nailed To His Cross

Brief Description of Subject: This is the 11th of 14 clerestory windows in the Church, seven on each side, which cover the Stations of the Cross. Traditionally at each stop there will be a time for meditation. For these windows the top section covers the station while the bottom section has a meditation for that station.
 
The 11th station is "Jesus is nailed to his cross." Pictured is Jesus' hand nailed to his cross. Above is a scroll with the capital Latin letters "I N R I." These are the first letters of the Latin words for Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, words Pilate had fastened to the cross as found in John 19:19.
 
The meditation for this station is, "Lord I hear you pleading for my pardon." Pictured are a hammer and three nails, Instruments of the Passion. These were used to nail Jesus to the cross.

Inscriptions: INRI
Jesus Is Nailed to His Cross
Lord I Hear You Pleading For My Pardon


Height: 76"

Width: 36"

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