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Interesting question. I managed to find an article that actually addresses this at http://www.religiousproductnews.com/articles/2007-February/Feature-Articles/The-History-of-Church-Steeples.htm One reason: It was simply an architectural style that happens to inspire us to look heavenward. These early church architects designed grand cathedrals and ...

The church has always been recognised as a patron of art as it has needed to use art for teaching and inspiring . Stained glass windows often contained depiction of scriptural teachings, and allegorical interpretation lent itself particularly well to this form. Common folk found pictorial depiction easier to understand. Thus the Samaritan would be depicted ...