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IMG 5093

IMG 5093

Window 030 - Saint Sylvester [Pope, contemporary of Constantine]

Note that there are eight small round medallions. Seven of these show Constantine writing one of the seven laws he gave to the Church. The final medallion (upper right) shows him watching the soul of Sylvester ascend; there is nothing on his scroll (has this finally silenced him? - GLS).

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 01: Stonemasons as donors: two men carry a stone, at work on cathedral and sculpture, masons' tools.
• Row 02: Sylvester is brought by his mother to priest Cyrinus; Sylvester welcomes Saint Timothy.
• Row 03 (two outer medallions): Saint Timothy executed (story continues clockwise); [events of Row 4 occur, then] Tarquinius chokes on fish bone and dies.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Cyrinus #france #Saint Sylvester #Saint Timothy #TCS-photo #Tarquinius #cathedral #idols #masons #restored #stained glass

South Choir Clerestory Window Chartres

South Choir Clerestory Window Chartres

Window 106 - clerestory, west end of south choir, lancet: Saint John the Evangelist and Saint James Major.

All borders in the choir are modern.

Donor, Bouchard de Marty

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Adoration of the Magic #Bouchard de Marty #Chartres #france #Saint James Major #Saint John the Evangelist #TCS-photo #Win106 #cathedral #choir #donors identified #modern-glass #restored #stained glass

IMG 5052

IMG 5052

Window 038 - Charlemagne (restored)

Bottom to top, left to right:

[Conquest of Jerusalem]

• Row 02: Roman Emperor Constantine sends messenger to Charlemagne; the Emperor has had a dream of Charlemagne conquering Jerusalem.
• Diamond 03: Charlemagne, victorious, is greeted by Constantine.
• Row 04: Charlemagne defeats Saracens; Charlemange refuses all reward save relics he has found.
• Circle 05: Charlemagne gives relics to the Church.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Charlemagne #Chartres #Constantine #Constantine's Conquest of Jerusalem #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #relics #restored #stained glass

IMG 4964

IMG 4964

• Window 145C - North side, far left lancet: Melchizedek standing over Nebuchadnezzar (true king over the false Babylonian pretender to world-lordship, worshipping the idol of his dream).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Babylon #Chartres #france #Melchizedek #Nuchadnezzar #TCS-photo #Win145C #cathedral #Detail #donors identified #feet of clay #lancet window #north side #stained glass #stone cut of the mountain without hands

P1110419

P1110419

duplicate (m8b1akuZS7G9VjyxbjDGZA)

†North side, lancets, left to right: True versus false sovereigns (restored)

• Window 145D - North side, near right lancet: Solomon over Jeroboam, who worships golden calf (wise king over the fool who worshipped idols and abandoned the LORD).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Jeroboam #Solomon #TCS-photo #Win145D #cathedral #donors identified #golden calf #lancet window #north side #restored #stained glass