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

On the left, Zambri, a Jewish magus, whispers the name of God in the ear of a powerful bull, who immediately dies. On the right, St Sylvester reveals that Zambri had named the devil and brings the bull back to life by citing Jesus Christ to the dead animal. (Above is St Sylvester's body at his funeral.) Sections of the Jewish magician talking to the bull and St Sylvester resuscitating the bull, 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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On the left, Zambri, a Jewish magus, whispers the name of God in the ear of a powerful bull, who immediately dies. On the right, St Sylvester reveals that Zambri had named the devil and brings the bull back to life by citing Jesus Christ to the dead animal. (Above is St Sylvester's body at his funeral.) Sections of the Jewish magician talking to the bull and St Sylvester resuscitating the bull, 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