| This window is commonly referred to as the "Paul" window, as it depicts the Apostle Paul. In the Bible, Paul becomes a Christian missionary after he is blinded on the road towards Damascus by the presence of Jesus - The book and sword are common emblems of St. Paul, the former symbolic of his writing, the latter of the means of his mimagesyrdom. St. Paul was executed by the sword, rather than by crucifixion, because he was a Roman citizen. |
