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• it catches the soft light of the setting sun at the end of the day, and so mimics the end of time subject of the window's scenes.
• he window boasts 14 circular scenes from the final moments of Jesus Christ's life such as the washing of the disciples' feet, the Last Supper, crucifixion, and Resurrection.
• The position of the window was itself symbolic; set in the west-facing wall it catches the soft light of the setting sun at the end of the day, and so mimics the end of time subject of the window's scenes.
• e windows were also intended as a pictorial guide to the Gospel message in an era when few could read
• Not only decorative, the windows were also intended as a pictorial guide to the Gospel message in an era when few could read. Consequently, the wages of sin, the benefits of salvation, and the lives of the most important saints and biblical figures are shown as a lesson to all. Most windows, when they tell a narrative such as the life of an apostle...

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