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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: First Presbyterian Church

Studio Name: Connick (Charles J.), Ltd.

City: Pontiac

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1952

Subject/Title of Window: Parable of the Good Samaritan

Brief Description of Subject: As viewed from the outside, the space for this aisle window extends quite a bit higher and is topped with a Gothic arch. For viewers inside the Church, a balcony obscures vision of the middle part. This window makes up the lower portion and is called "The Parable of the Good Samaritan. The upper portion of this space is the window titled "Flowers".

The "Parable of the Good Samaritan" is found in Luke 10:25 - 37. To test Jesus, a legal scholar said, "To obtain eternal life you must love the Lord thy God with your whole heart and love thy neighbor as thyself, But who is my neighbor?" Jesus answered with a parable: A man was attacked by robbers, who, after beating him and stripping him of his clothes, left him by the side of the road. A priest and later a Levite saw him and just went their way, but when a Samaritan saw him, he gave him clothes and food, and then put him on his donkey and brought him to an inn and took care of him. Jesus asked, "Which of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him, that fell among thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said unto him, Go and do likewise" --- verses 36 - 37 KJV.

Description of the window by Connick Associates:
The window "is devoted to the Parable of the Good Samaritan. In the dominant medallion, the kind traveler comes to the aid of the unfortunate man who has fallen among thieves, while the priest and Levite are represented in the medallion on the left. At the right, the Samaritan brings the man to the inn upon a donkey.

The colorful foliated field provides a rich pattern in support of the theme, with symbols of the white lily in smaller medallions above and below."

The window was donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Livingstone in memory of Clarence E. Baxter. The maker's signature appears at the bottom of the left lancet as "Connick Associates 19?? Boston."

Inscriptions: A certain Samaritan had compassion on him
Brought him to an inn and took care of him S. Luke X:34
In memory of Clarence E. Baxter


Height: 7'

Width: 6'10"

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