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| As shown in the Chartres window, early commentators believed the Samaritan stayed with the traveler through the night in the inn (note the burning lamp behind the Samaritan). That the Samaritan represented Jesus to early Christians is evident in the Bourges and Sens windows, which associate the rescue by the Samaritan with scenes from the suffering and resurrection of the Savior. |
| Courtesy of Le Centre International du Vitrail, Chartres. |
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