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South Aisle, Orleans Cathedral

 

These 5 stained glass windows are part of a series of 10 windows on the life of Joan of Arc. They are part of a commission by Jacque Galland and Esprit Gibelin for Orleans Cathedral in France.

 

 

South Transept Rose Window - Evreux Cathedral

 

This rose window in the south transept of Evreux Cathedral was given to the Cathedral by Louis XI of France between 1470 and 1480. It is 6.5 metres in diameter and represents the Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven. Below the rose window the lancet windows in the Gallery contain representations of eight of the Apostles.

 

St Leufredus - Evreux

 

19th century stained glass of St. Leufroy (Leufredus) who was the founder of the Benedictine monastery at La-Croix Saint-Ouen, some 13km from Evreux. Leufroy grew up in Evreux and for a time was a teacher in the town.

 

 

St. Giles

 

This 14th-century wall painting at Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher depicts the history and miracles of St. Giles, one of the most venerated saints of medieval France. The composition was originally made up of four sections, though the right-hand portion is now lost or no longer discernible.

 

 

 

 

St. Michael

 

The archangel St. Michael, is the principal angel and field commander of the Army of God. His name is the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against Satan and his followers. He is often depicted triumphant over the enemy.

 

 

 

The Annunciation - Bourges Cathedral

The Annunciation - Bourges Cathedral

This four-light window depicts the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary , a masterwork of mid-15th-century French stained glass and one of the earliest panels in the south ambulatory cycle at Bourges Cathedral. At the centre, the Archangel Gabriel, richly vested in a scarlet cope patterned with gold shells and miniature saintly figures, kneels before the Virgin Mary, who stands at the right holding a book of hours and clothed in green and white robes edged with gold

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