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Window 056 - Peace Window (20th century)

Donated in 1971 by German Association of Friends of Chartres Cathedral. Theme of peace and reconcilliation.

• Left - Burning bush (revelation through natural phenomenon)
• Right - Menorrah

• 2nd Center - Altar and rainbow (the covenant)

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Window 045 - St Julien the Hospitaller (restored)

• Row 01: Carpenters; Cartwrights and Coopers as donors
• Row 02: Joiners
• Row 03: Julien with his family; he enters service with nobility.
• Row 04: He waits at table.
• Row 05: He attends his dying Lord (note last rites); he is raised out of servitude.
• Row 06: Master dies; Julien is married.
• Row 07: Julien's wedding feast.
• Row 08: Julien leads troops to war; Julien defeats enemy.

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Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Left:

• Moses - with brazen serpent on the pole, symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Golden calf beneath.

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.

Left:

† Tobit blesses son before departure, with angel watching;

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Chartres, north side, right portal. These are OT types or prefigurements of Christ.

Right, detail:
• Beneath Joseph who was sold into Egypt: Potipher's wife to whom the devil whispers.

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Window 024 - Saint Martin of Tours

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 03: Martin revives a catachumen who died prior to baptism; Cobbler trimming sole of shoe as donor; Saint Hillaire makes Martin an exorcist.
• Row 04: Martin is attack by two ruffians, one saves his life; The brigands waiting to attack; Martin escapes by making a pine tree fall on the brigands.
• Row 05: The people of Tours seek a new bishop (both sides); Martin ordained bishop (middle).

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