CIRCULAR WINDOW. (West elevation) This window is dedicated to the Virgin Mother and Child. On the field, which is of rubies and gold pink glass, there is a large Ave Maria monogram. These letters, A and M, are in slender strips of glass and a part of the decorative scheme so that the symbolism is not at once apparent.
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The outer limbs of the M follow about three quarters of the contour of the circular opening and within the framework of the A stands Our Lady with her infant Son. The Christ Child stands on an orb with a cross encircling same, denoting the Salvador Mundi. Other motifs are the sun and the first-quarter moon, attributes of Jesus and Mary, respectively. In the base of the border are the Latin abbreviations for Mother of God.
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