Les Vitraux de l'Abbatiale Notre-Dame - Beaugency, France
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N 47° 46.654 E 001° 38.049
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[EN] The various stained glass windows from Notre-Dame Abbey to Beaugency. [FR] Les différents Vitraux de de l'Abbatiale Notre-Dame à Beaugency.
Waymark Code: WMXYZE
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 03/19/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Entered by the main porch, the visitor will be attracted by the exceptional luminosity which reigns in the middle of the apse. This is due to the many stained glass windows.

Posed from 1946. They are distributed taking into account, as in the Middle Ages, the symbolism of the orientation.

East (rising sun) - low windows: incarnation, passion, resurrection, the Beatitudes. - high windows: the Virgin, the Holy Martyrs, the great bishops of the valley, the bosses of France.

West (setting sun): the light evokes the glorious cross, illuminated from sunrise to sunset; cross source of life: "the Resurrection".

North (transept): Old Testament.

South (transept): New Testament.

Sources : The Stained Glass

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Entré par le porche principal, le visiteur sera attiré par l'exceptionnelle luminosité qui règne au coeur de l'abside. Ceci est dû aux nombreux vitraux.

Posés à partir de 1946 .Ils sont répartis en tenant compte, comme au Moyen Age, du symbolisme de l’orientation.

Est (soleil levant) - fenêtres basses : incarnation, passion, résurrection, les Béatitudes. - fenêtres hautes: la Vierge, les Saints Martyrs, les grands évêques de la vallée, les patrons de la France.

Ouest (soleil couchant) : la lumière évoque la croix glorieuse, éclairée du lever au coucher ; croix source de vie : «la Résurrection».

Nord (transept) : ancien Testament.

Sud (transept) : nouveau Testament.

Sources : Les Vitraux

Type of building where window is located: Church

Address:
Rue de l'Abbaye
Beaugency, Centre/Val de Loire France
45190


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Days of Operation: Every Days

Hours of Operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 6:00 PM

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