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Stained glass windows above the right side entrance
Rosette window depicting the Suffering Christ.
Six symbols of Christ are depicted around him. Starting at the top and moving clockwise (every other portal)
are: banner of Latin acronym “S.P.Q.R. – Senātus Populusque Rōmānus” - “The Senate and People of Rome”;
hammer and pliers; spear and ladder; St. Veronica’s veil; crown of thorns and nails; inscription: “I.N.R.I. -
Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum” - “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”.
Right above the door is a small stained glass window depicting an angel holding
a banner with the inscription: “Domus Dei” – “House of God”.
Towards the bottom is a head of an eagle which symbolizes St. John and a head of an ox symbolizing St. Luke.
St. Agatha Church - Polish Roman Catholic Parish
3239 South 9th Street (at Utah) St. Louis , MO 63118-2629
Telephone: (314) 772-1603 Fax: (314) 772-3979
polishchurchstlouis.org
parishoffice@polishchurchstlouis.org
Archdiocese of St. Louis
archstl.org
Rosette window depicting the Suffering Christ.
Six symbols of Christ are depicted around him. Starting at the top and moving clockwise (every other portal)
are: banner of Latin acronym “S.P.Q.R. – Senātus Populusque Rōmānus” - “The Senate and People of Rome”;
hammer and pliers; spear and ladder; St. Veronica’s veil; crown of thorns and nails; inscription: “I.N.R.I. -
Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum” - “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”.
Right above the door is a small stained glass window depicting an angel holding
a banner with the inscription: “Domus Dei” – “House of God”.
Towards the bottom is a head of an eagle which symbolizes St. John and a head of an ox symbolizing St. Luke.
St. Agatha Church - Polish Roman Catholic Parish
3239 South 9th Street (at Utah) St. Louis , MO 63118-2629
Telephone: (314) 772-1603 Fax: (314) 772-3979
polishchurchstlouis.org
parishoffice@polishchurchstlouis.org
Archdiocese of St. Louis
archstl.org
