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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Window

Building Name: Zion Lutheran Church

Studio Name: Hauser Art Class Company, Inc.

City: Ferndale

Window Shape: 5 (gothic arched, 2 vertical sections)

Date of Window: 1970

Subject/Title of Window: Shield of David, Calling of Isaiah

Brief Description of Subject: This is the fourth of four aisle windows that use material from the Old Testament.
 
The left lancet picture is named "Shield of David", in Hebrew, "Magen David." It is formed from two interwoven equilateral triangles. In Psalm 28:7, David will declare that "The Lord is my shield". Because of its shape, it can also be called the "Star of David."
 
The right lancet picture is named "The Calling of Isaiah," which is recorded in Isaiah 6:1 - 14. Seen is a scroll and a pair of tongs holding a  live coal. The scroll is a symbol for a prophet. The tongs with a live coal comes from Verse 6, "Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar."
 
The artist for this window was Edward Glubka.

Height: 84"

Width: 51"

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

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