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Sep 14, 2026

Ask Christopher West

Ask Christopher West

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Sep 14 · 1 Mention

Christopher WestHOST
31:34
And this brings us to the shape in the middle of our logo, that kind of almond shape, which is called a mandorla in sacred art, The mandorla is what you get when you bring two circles together.
Christopher WestHOST
31:47
When you bring two circles together and they overlap, that overlapping section of the two circles is in the shape of the mandorla.
Christopher WestHOST
31:55
Mandorla is just Italian for almond.
Christopher WestHOST
31:59
But in sacred art...
Christopher WestHOST
32:01
The mandorla symbolizes the marriage of heaven and earth.

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