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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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MSGC : Collections : Window

Window

Building Name: St. Mary's of Redford Church

City: Redford

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Subject/Title of Window: Mother of Christ

Brief Description of Subject: The clerestory windows are designed to let light into the Church and all have the same design --- a wide border of stylized lilies and three medallions. The center medallion will contain a symbol for an avocation found in the Litany of Loreto. The avocation for this window is "Mother of Christ, Pray for us."

The center medallion of this window depicts the moon and sun surrounded by 12 stars. This symbolizes the woman, interpreted as Mary, in Revelation 12:1 "And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."

The quote continues that this woman is the Mother of Christ, Revelation 12:2 - 5 "And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered ... and she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne."

Height: ~64"

Width: 36"

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