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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

City: Capac

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Date of Window: 1917

Subject/Title of Window: Martin Luther

Brief Description of Subject: Arched window depicting Martin Luther, founder of the Lutherans, holding the Bible. Luther was the primary author of a new translation of the Bible into German. He originally wished to banish the Epistles of James and Jude, that to the Hebrews, and the Apocalypse of Saint John to an appendix with the other books he considered apocryphal, but was prevailed upon to reinstate them. Below the picture is his coat of arms: A black cross on a red heart on a white five-pointed flower. Window made in Germany. Installed February 14, 1918.

Condition of Window: good

Height: 88 in

Width: 31.5 in

Type of Glass and Technique: Opalescent Glass, Antique or Cathedral Glass, Lead Came

Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Jesus Crowned with Thorns; St. Paul; Martin Luther; St. Peter
Jesus Crowned with Thorns; St. Paul; Martin Luther; St. Peter

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