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Creation Date
5-28-2026
Description
The apostle Paul holds a massive sword in this window at Riverside Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, Florida. Tradition holds that he was beheaded with such a weapon. Below him is an open Bible inscribed with "Spiritus Gladius," Latin for "Word of God."
Clifton Hampton Halman A Workman Approved Unto God 1917-1945
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