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Bay 101a & b - The Life of St Julien of Le Mans (c.1230)
(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
101a Panels 01-02 - Modern (1948) Compositions by J. Le Chevallier (Not Photographed) 101a Panels 03-04 - Defensor is told that Julien is nearing death 101a Panels 05-06 - Julien sends 3 deacons to visit Defensor 101a Panels 07-08 - Julien gives his pastoral staff to St Thuribe (L) and dies (R) 101a Panels 09-10 - St Julien's funeral cortege 101a Panels 11-12 - Praying deacons? (poorly preserved) 101a Panels 13-14 - Censing angels 101b Panels 01-02 - Donor (Guillaume de Beaumont) 101b Panels 03-04 - Christ in the house of Simon the Leper? 101b Panels 05-06 - Julian saves a youth from a serpent (L) and washes Christ's hands (R) 101b Panels 07-08 - During a drought, Julian causes a spring to burst forth outside the gates of Le Mans 101b Panels 09-10 - Julien destroys an idol 101b Panels 11-12 - Julien intercedes for 3 wrongly imprisoned men 101b Panels 13-14 - Julien exorcises a demon from a young woman 101b Panels 15-16 - Censing angels (poorly preserved)
Right-hand lancet (101b):
01-02 - Donor (Guillaume de Beaumont)
03-04 - Christ in the house of Simon the Leper?
05 - Julian saves a youth from a serpent
06 - Julian washes Christ's hands
07-08 - During a drought, Julian creates a spring
09-10 - Julien destroys an idol
11-12 - Interceding for 3 wrongly imprisoned men
13-14 - Julien exorcises a demon from a maid
15-16 - Censing angels

Left-hand lancet (101a):
01-02 - Modern compositions (Not photographed)

05-06 - Julien sends 3 deacons to visit Defensor
03-04 - Defensor is told that Julien is nearing death
07 - Julien gives his pastoral staff to St Thuribe
08 - Death of St Julien
09-10 - St Julien's funeral cortege
11-12 - Praying deacons? (poorly preserved)
13-14 - Censing angels (poorly preserved)
Overview:
The narrative starts in the right hand lancet (101b) and runs bottom to top, then from bottom to top in the left hand lancet (101a).
Most of my photographs of this window are pretty dreadful but as usual I'm including them for the sake of completeness.