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Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, Chartres cathedral, France

St Sylvester, wearing his papal robes, lies in a sarcophagus while a bishop blesses his body by sprinkling holy water. A cleric holds the basin and the papal cross and another reads prayers from a book. Section of the funeral of St Sylvester, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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St Sylvester, wearing his papal robes, lies in a sarcophagus while a bishop blesses his body by sprinkling holy water. A cleric holds the basin and the papal cross and another reads prayers from a book. Section of the funeral of St Sylvester, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen