02 July 2013

The Gothic Begins...

The windows of San Chapelle

This "Chapel of light" was built to house the relics of the Passion of the Lord.

A very happy angel...

A richly ornamented interior

Sumptuous


A last Judgement over the front door....
...where a demon seeks to tip the scales.

Notice the subtle effect of rain over Noah's ark to the left and the clearing skies to the right,

A rare trace of the rich colors which used to ornament all this stonework.



The famous facade of Notre Dame du Paris.



Last Wednesday night our Young Adult group met.  Father Shaughnessy and I will alternate these one hour sessions at 7:30pm, after the Rosary...