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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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MSGC : Collections : Window

Window

Building Name: St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church

Studio Name: Loire (Gabriel) Studios

City: Allen Park

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1968

Subject/Title of Window: Baptism 1

Brief Description of Subject: This window, located in the gathering room which once served as the baptistry, illuminates the Sacrament of Baptism using figurative symbols.
 
The Descending Dove: Its association with baptism stems from Matthew 3:16, "And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove." (RSVCE). At baptism one receives the seven gifts of the Spirit of God.
 
Eight Pointed Star, known as the Redemption Star: The number eight's association with baptism comes from 1 Peter 3:20-21, "... God's patience waited in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is eight persons, were saved through water. Baptism which corresponds to this, now saves you." (RSVCE). For this reason, baptismal fonts are traditionally in the shape of an octagon. 

Height: 10'

Width: 9'

Type of Glass and Technique: Slab or Faceted Glass (Dalle de Verre)

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