St Bridget candidates

Test shots for St. Bridget's Church. Descriptive text is from the "Walking Tour of St. Bridget's Church."

HOUSE OF GOLD OR DOMUS AUREA -- Gold is a symbol of purity due to the fact that it is a refined metal. Solomon built the Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant and "nothing in the temple was not covered with gold". (1 Kings 6:22) Mary became the living sanctuary, the new Ark of the Covenant, when she said yes to being the Mother of God.

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HOUSE OF GOLD OR DOMUS AUREA -- Gold is a symbol of purity due to the fact that it is a refined metal. Solomon built the Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant and "nothing in the temple was not covered with gold". (1 Kings 6:22) Mary became the living sanctuary, the new Ark of the Covenant, when she said yes to being the Mother of God.