The rich man's soul, in a cauldron stirred by devils, points to his tongue and implores Abraham and Lazarus for water, from the stained glass window of the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, or the Rich Man and the Beggar, 1215-25, in bay 23, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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