Joachim the Shepherd - chartres Cathedral

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Thu, 04/28/2011 - 11:58 - Detail Life of Mary Window. Chartres Cathedral France 28/04/2011
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Joachim after his sacrifice to the temple had been rejected went into the hills to tend to his sheep and pray for a child. In this panel from the Life of the Virgin Mary (1217-1220), at Chartres Cathedral, the angel Gabriel is telling him that he will be the father of the Virgin Mary.