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Chartres Cathedral - the Medieval Stained Glass

To view details of individual windows, click one of the enabled bay numbers in the diagram below
or one the captions below right.

Chartres Cathedral - annotated plan of the medieval windows

Lower Windows
00 - The Lives of the Apostles
01 - The Lives of St Simon and St Jude
02 - The Life of St Andrew
04 - The Life of St Paul
05 - The Life of St James the Greater
07 - The Legends of Charlemagne
08 - Life of Saint Sylvester
11 - Life of St Pantaleon
12 - Life of St Remigius
13 - Life and relics of St Stephen
14 - Life and miracles of St Nicholas (I)
15 - Life of St Cheron
16 - Lives of St Margaret and St Catherine
17 - Lives of Saints Savinianus and Potentianus
18 - Life of St Thomas Becket
20 - Life of St Martin of Tours
21 - Life of St Julien the Hospitaller
23 - St Thomas the Apostle in India
28a - Labours of the Months / Signs of the Zodiac
28b - Life of the Virgin
29a - St Germain d'Auxerre
30a - Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere
30b - The Life of St Anthony of the Desert
36 - Grisaille - Life of St Apollinaris - Celestial Hierarchy
37 - Typological Passion
38 - Miracles of the Virgin (mostly 20th century)
39 - Life and miracles of St Nicholas (III)
41 - Joseph the Patriarch
43 - Life of St Eustace
44 - The Good Samaritan/Genesis Typological Window
45 - Life of St Lubin (Leobinus)
46 - Life of St Mary Magdalen
47 - Noah
48 - St John the Evangelist
49 - The tree of Jesse (12th century)
50 - The Infancy and Public Ministry of Christ (12th century)
51 - The Passion (12th century)

Clerestory Windows
103 - The Seraph
105 - St Peter
109 - St Martin
115 - St Eustace / Infancy of Christ
116 - Saints Christopher, Nicaise & Denis (with the Oriflamme)
141 - Temptations of Christ / Three Prophets
133 - St Giles / St George
142 - St Laumer & St Mary of Egypt
The Rose Windows
121 - The North Transept Rose

Overview:

 

 

 

Bay 02 - The Life of Saint Andrew Bay 08 - The Life of Saint Sylvester 14 - Life and miracles of St Nicholas (I) Bay 18 - The Life of St Thomas Becket Bay 28b - Life of the Virgin Bay 142 - St Laumer & St Mary of Egypt Bay 11 - The Life of St Pantaleon Bay 13 - The Life and relics of St Stephen Bay 15 - Life of St Cheron Bay 17 - The Lives of Saints Savinianus and Potentianus Bay 23 - St Thomas the Apostle in India Bay 103 (Clerestory) - The Seraph Bay 105 (Clerestory) - St Peter Bay 109 (Clerestory) - St Martin Bay 115 (Clerestory) - St Eustace / Infancy of Christ Bay 43 - The  Life of St Eustace Bay 41 - Joseph Bay 07 - The Legends of Charlemagne Bay 05 - The Life of St James the Greater Bay 21 - The Life of St Julien the Hospitaller Bay 0 - The Lives of the Apostles Bay 01 - The Lives of St Simon and St Jude Bay 44 - The Good Samaritan/Genesis Typological window Bay 47 - Noah Bay 116 - Saints Christopher, Nicaise and Denis (with the Oriflamme) Bay 29a - St Germain d'Auxerre Bay 48 - St John the Evangelist Bay 12 - Life of St Remigius 16 - Lives of St Margaret and St Catherine 20 - Life of St Martin of Tours 39 - Life and miracles of St Nicholas (III) 30b - The Life of St Anthony of the Desert 50 - The Infancy and Public Ministry of Christ 36 - Theirry's Grisaille / Life of St Apollinaris / The Celestial Hierarchy 28a - Labours of the Months / Signs of the Zodiac 30a - Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere 37 - Typological Passion 38 - Miracles of the Virgin (mostly 20th century) 45 - Life of St Lubin (Leobinus) 46 - Life of St Mary Magdalen 49 - The tree of Jesse (12th century) 51 - The Passion 121 - The North Transept Rose 141 - Temptations of Christ / Three Prophets 133 - St Giles / St George Bay 04 - The Life of St Paul