St John

John the apostle's shield is the chalice and the serpent.  Early Christian mythology tells us that an attempt was made by the priest of Diana to poison John.  However, John made the sign of the cross over the chalice and the poison escaped in the form of a serpent.  The upper panel of John's window depicting the Angel of God holding a golden measuring stick was inspired by the verses preceding and following Revelation 22:8.  The bottom panel depicts the 12 gates of heaven that were revealed to John in a vision, during his exile on the Island of Patmos.

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