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English: Choir Mural at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City painted by Felix Lieftuchter in 1918. The style is a blend of Byzantine, Spanish Gothic and modern. Figures in the center-left mural: St. Joan of Arc, St. Venatius, St. John the Baptist, St. Gregory, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Agnes, St. Pascal Baylon, St. Jerome. St. Helena, St. Stephen. Figures in the center-right mural: Adam, Eve, Isaiah, Ester, Ruth, Melchizedek, Moses, David, St. Anne, Judith, with Rachel & Joseph in Egypt on the far right. Notable symbols include the golden figurines at the base of the four rib vaults represent Mark (winged lion cub licked into wakefulness by its father) Luke (a winged ox signifying sacrificial death), John (winged eagle soaring upward), and Matthew (winged man whose gospel dwells on the human side of Christ.) Beneath the depiction of the crucifixion a pelican feeds its young with its own blood, a symbol of Christ's sacrifice.

The central altar was carved by Johannes Kirchmayer. The sculptures on the reredos represent the founders of religious orders: Benedict (top right), Clare (center right), Dominic (bottom right), Ignatius of Loyola (top left), Terese of Avila (center left), Francis of Assisi (bottom left).

At each end, stained glass windows created by George W. Sotter include symbols for each of the twelve apostles: Petrus or Peter (holds the keys of the kingdom), Jacobus or James the Less (said to have died by being "sawn asunder"), Thaddeus or Jude (a halberd, a kind of spear said to be used during his martyrdom), Mattheus or Matthew (an axe, beheaded), Simon the Zealot (a fisherman), Matthias (said by some accounts to have died by the sword), Philippus or Philip (said to have died by crucifixion), Andreas or Andrew (a fisherman), Jacobus or James the Great (scallop shells came to be associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, also a symbol of baptism and rebirth), Johannus or John (said to have drunk from a poisoned chalice without harm), Thomas (the ruler represents his profession as a builder, the spear the instrument of his martyrdom), and Bartholomeus or Bartholomew (said to have been flayed alive).
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Choir Mural at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City painted by Felix Lieftuchter in 1918.

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