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Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass

Isaiah's Prophecy
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Canterbury Cathedral's Stained Glass

Medieval stained glass panel depicting Isaiah. Top right panel of the Second Typological Window (n. XV, 39; c.1180 AD).

The inscription refers to Isaiah's prophecy that "the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising" (Isaiah 60:3), associated with the Journey of the Magi scene to the left.

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