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2017-07-18 - Chartres Cathedral

After the chateaux, we stopped by Chartres chathedral, known for its stained glass. I have put comments on several of the stained glass pictures to (hopefully) assist in understanding them.
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The St. Apollinaris and Grisaille window
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The St. Apollinaris and Grisaille window

The top half of the window depicts something called the "Delestial Hierarchy", starting with Angels, Archangles, Principals, Powers, Virtues, Dominions, Thrones, Cherubin and Seraphim. The top depicts two angels adoring Christ. The lower half (minus the bottom two rows) depicts the life of St. Apollinaris, the first Bishop of Ravenna, including him being martyred by pagans. The bottom two rows were replaced in 1328 when Canon Cuillayme Theirry paid for an altar to be installed. The bottom row is an inscription telling of his generosity. The next row shows the altar's patron saints.

  • The Miracles of Mary window
  • The South Rose window in 1979
  • The South Rose window
  • Windows over the east end of the ambulary.
  • The St. Apollinaris and Grisaille window
  • Grisaille window
  • The St. Fulbert window
  • The Blue Virgin and St. Anthony & St. Paul Anchorite windows with the Virgin and Child window on top.
  • The Zodiac Signs and Life of Mary windows with the Crucifiction window on top
  • The Zodiac Signs and Life of Mary windows with the Crucifiction window on top
  • Grisaille windows (with the Annunciation)
  • Grisaille window
  • Grisaille window
  • The St. Martin of Tours window
  • Apsidal chapel on south side of east end of Chartres.
  • The St. Remigius window
  • The St. Sylvester window
  • Apsidal chapel at far end of Chartres with 3 windows showing.
  • The St. James the Greater window
  • The Legends of Charlemagne window
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