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NORTH SIDE:  Window Five shows Matthew and Jude (Thaddeus).

When Matthew is depicted as an Apostle and not one of the four evangelists, his symbol is that of a shield with three purses, referring to his first occupation as a tax collector. He is also pictured with the halberd indicating his probable decapitation and martyrdom. Jude or Thaddeus is pictured with a boat with a cross shaped mast representing his missionary travels with Simon that took him into Arabia, Syria, and Mesopotamia. He is also shown with a boat hook, another usual symbol of this Apostle.