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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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MSGC : Collections : Window

Window

Building Name: Cathedral Abbey of St. Anthony, formerly St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church (closed 2006)

Studio Name: Detroit Stained Glass Works, The

City: Detroit

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Date of Window: 1902

Subject/Title of Window: Ornamental Bell Tower

Brief Description of Subject: There are two of these windows on the lower level of each of the bell towers. This one is located in the bell tower on the epistle side. They are designed to let light in.

The highly stylized pattern used is the fleur-de-lis ---- three lily petals bound together at their bases. Originally the fleur-de-lis was associated with the Trinity (3 petals) but by the 13th Century it was a symbol of the Virgin Mary (flower of the lily).

The initials of the donor were impossible to read as only the tops are visible. Most likely the donor was J.L.P. Hentschel (Joseph Ludwig Paul Hentschell) as the other tower windows were donated by other children of Charles and Mary Hentschel who themselves had donated the "Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane" window.

Inscriptions: GIFT OF J.L.P. HENTSCHEL


Height: ~66"

Width: 19"

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