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> [“Throughout the Middle Ages, art and architecture had a spiritual mission: to direct man’s attention toward God. Churches soared in that direction, and sculpture and paintings pointed the way to paradise. They depicted the sufferings of Christ, the Apostles, martyrs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-bryant-wilder/throughout-the-middle-ages-art-and-architecture-had-a-spiritual/)

[Jesse Bryant Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-bryant-wilder/)

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