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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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South porch, Left portal, "Bay of the Martyrs"

Jamb Figures (L to R) from left side of left portal

• Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]
• Saint Stephen [deacon's dress] (His story is also told in the lintel.)
• Saint Clement [pope's dress]
• Saint Lawrence [deacon's dress]

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Chartres, south side, right--"Bay of the Confessors"

TYMPANUM and LINTEL [detail]

Right side:

• St. Nicholas money down into the home of a poor family whose father is too ill to provide proper dowries for his three daughters. They had been destined to prostitution.

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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John

Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse. Angels and elders hold musical instruments, censers, and vials of perfume. Note the coat of arms (blue and yellow checkerboard) of the donors, Pierre Mauclerc of Dreux-Brittany.
• Saint Matthew - angel with book

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Chartres, south side, right

JAMB Figures L - R

Left side

• St. Ambrose (bishop of Milan), converted St. Augustine and is the first person of whom we have record reading silently to himself, rather than aloud.

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Chartres, south side, center, archivolt

Last judgment. Angels

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† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John

Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse. Angels and elders hold musical instruments, censers, and vials of perfume. Note the coat of arms (blue and yellow checkerboard) of the donors, Pierre Mauclerc of Dreux-Brittany.

• Saint Mark - winged lion

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, south side, right--"Bay of the Confessors"

TYMPANUM and LINTEL

Left side

• Martin lies asleep with his servant. He sees Christ wearing half of the cloak (the other half which Martin kept can be seen on the wall above his sleeping form).

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† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John

Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse. Angels and elders hold musical instruments, censers, and vials of perfume. Note the coat of arms (blue and yellow checkerboard) of the donors, Pierre Mauclerc of Dreux-Brittany.

• Saint John - eagle
• Saint Luke - winged bull

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #24 Elders of the Apocalypse #4 Beasts of the Apocalypse #4 evangelists #Chartres #Christ in Glory #Dreux #france #Jesus Christ #Revelation #Saint John #Saint Luke #TCS-photo #Win095 #cathedral #Detail #donors identified #restored #rose window #south side #stained glass