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  Ascension stained glass window
Iconography in Art and Architecture: Ascension

The biblical text on the window is taken from Acts of the Apostles: (Acts 1:9-11) "...as [the disciples] were looking on, [Jesus] was lifted up and a cloud took Him out of their sight..."

The event took place on the mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, between Bethany and the Holy City (Luke 24:50, Acts 1:12) and was accompanied by the appearance of two angels (Acts 1:10).


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