St. Ambrose (back middle right) was a bishop in fourth-century Milan and is the bishop who baptized Blessed Augustine. Ambrose is in the choir …
Wall of Poets and Hymnographers
St. Cecilia
St. Cecilia, an early Christian martyr and patroness of music, continues the theme of flame and praise in the upper far-left medallion. The scene …
The Theotokos
The center medallion presents our final biblical saint, Mary, called the Theotokos (“God-bearer”), the ever-virgin Mother of the Lord. When Mary, …
The Three Holy Youths
The Three Holy Youths, in the top right medallion, are Shadrach, Meshach and Abendego, among the Hebrews sent into Babylonian captivity. Because of …
Simeon the Elder
Simeon the elder (on the left hand of Zachariah) carried the infant Christ in his arms at the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. In the canticle’s …
Zachariah, Father of John the Baptist
Zachariah (left front middle) is the father of John the Baptist and Forerunner, and his canticles appears in the Gospel of St. Luke. Zachariah’s …
Miriam, Sister of the Prophet Moses
Miriam Miriam (back left row, outside end) is the sister of the great prophet Moses, and she sang a canticle of praise for their escape from …
Hannah, Mother of the Prophet Samuel
Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, is one of several women in the Bible who were barren and conceived because of a miraculous blessing from …
King David, the ‘Sweet Singer of Israel’
David, the King and Prophet, the “sweet singer of Israel,” is in the front left row next to the central medallion. David is not the chronological …