medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
> [St.] Louis (at left; at right, St. Gilduin) as depicted in glass in the
église Saint-Père in Chartres (photograph courtesy of Gordon Plumb):
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/2842748145/
my dim memory is that Gilduin died on a visit to Chartres and was planted in
the abbey of St. Peter there.
his relics/tomb were rediscovered in the early 12th c. and that discovery was,
perhaps, partly responsible for a building pre-Gothic campaign in the
1120s-30s.
the upper windows of the apse are, of course, a century or more later.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/2842744883/in/photostream/
why Louis (a freshly minted saint?) is there in such a prominent place and,
apparently, juxtaposed with Gilduin is an interesting question.
perhaps the king gave some money for the 13th c. building campaign?
i suppose i'll have to read Meredith Lillich's fine monograph on the St.
Peter's glass sometime
Meredith P. Lillich. The Stained Glass of Saint-Pere De Chartres
Wesleyan University Press, 1978.
that would seem to be a shame, since i've been putting the task off for so
many decades...
c
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