G.K. Chesterton's Stereoscopic Soul: The Depth Vision of Saint Barbara

For St. Barbara, the other side of things was “the third name of God.”

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According to the legend, Saint Barbara was a beautiful young woman who lived in the 3rd century AD. Her father, Dioscorus, was a pagan and kept her locked in a tall tower to protect her from the world. Barbara didn’t mind—until one day, she made a strange request.

There were only two windows in her tower, and Barbara asked for a third one. …