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WINDOW TO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI AND BL. JUNIPERO SERRA.
(West elevation - 3rd window) The motif above the head of St. Francis recalls the stigmata. This is rendered decoratively and surrounding it runs, Sanctus Franciscus, Pater Seraphicus. |
The medallion at the left has a scene depicting Blessed Junipero Serra consecrating the San Buenaventura Mission in 1782. This mission is now one of the parish churches of the city of Ventura and is situated eleven miles north of the Seminary. On the right is a medallion with the figure of Bl. Serra raising up the cross at San Juan Capistrano Mission in 1776. The medallion in the base is an epitome of the entire missionary accomplishments of Junipero Serra and his brethren, under the patronage of St. Francis.
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On one of the shields is a reproduction of one of Bl. Serra’s breviaries. The original is one of the treasures of San Gabriel Mission. The other shield motifs; for example, the Spanish galleon, the buffalo, the desert palms, etc., recall the beginnings of the Missions. Two small diamond shapes at either side of St. Francis portray two of his friars.
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