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  • Fresco of an angel holding a phylactery saying 'The scion of Jesse has blossomed, the Virgin has brought forth a God-Man', 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The suspended alpha and omega symbolise that Christ is the beginning and the end. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The suspended alpha and omega symbolise that Christ is the beginning and the end. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Head of the hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • St Stephen led outside the town to the site of his execution, c. 1155-65, stained glass window at the West end of the North aisle in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. This is part of the cycle of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, whose martyrdom is depicted in 5 Romanesque medallions in the cathedral's windows. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of cardinal Grente, 1875-1959, bishop of Le Mans 1918-59, erected 1965, with a marble effigy of the cardinal on an inscribed plinth, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces and a fierce snarling dog peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, one man sticking out his tongue, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone head of Isaiah touching his mouth, from the verse 'I am a man of unclean lips' (Isaiah 6,5), in the North side aisle of the nave, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone head of Isaiah touching his mouth, from the verse 'I am a man of unclean lips' (Isaiah 6,5), in the North side aisle of the nave, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of a man above a carved Romanesque capital with acanthus leaves and heads peering out, 12th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The resurrection of a priest by the tomb of St Stephen, c. 1155-65, stained glass window at the West end of the North aisle in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. This is part of the cycle of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, whose martyrdom is depicted in 5 Romanesque medallions in the cathedral's windows. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Stephen watched over by the animals, c. 1155-65, stained glass window at the West end of the North aisle in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. This is part of the cycle of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, whose martyrdom is depicted in 5 Romanesque medallions in the cathedral's windows. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of figures, possibly fighting, one holding an axe, above a carved Romanesque capital, 12th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Entombment, 1615-21, terracotta sculptural group by Gervais I Delabarre, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The sculpture was commissioned in 1614 for the Eglise des Cordeliers and moved here to the Chapelle de Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the 19th century. It is possible that several artists were involved, including Charles Hoyau and Matthieu and Etienne Dionise. It was restored in 1894 by Fournier and Dohin, and repainted by Grandidier and Pousse. The cathedral itself was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of an angel playing a mandore, a plucked stringed instrument with domed soundboard and carved head, with a plectrum, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The sun above the angel's head contains the image of Gontier Baigneux. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone mason's mark in the form of a cross in a square, carved into the stone on a column in the nave, marking how far he had worked to determine his wages, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with flowers and foliage of acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a wood relief of the resurrected Christ appearing before Mary Magdalene in the Garden of Gethsemane, and above, the 2 angels in the tomb and Calvary, from the canons' stalls, 13th century, made for the choir but moved to the sacristy in 1935, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Julian miraculously making a spring gush forth, high relief in the sacristy of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The suspended alpha and omega symbolise that Christ is the beginning and the end. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Donors kneeling in prayer and looking up towards the Virgin in the North rose window, stained glass windows, 15th century, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North rose window, 15th century, dedicated to the Coronation of the Virgin, with the 4 Evangelist symbols in the centre surrounded by saints (the Virgin's crowning is depicted in the 2 top sections), at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of Charles IV of Anjou, Count of Maine, 1472, by Francesco Laurana, marble effigy lying atop an antique sarcophagus, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Charles IV wears a crown and armour with the fleur de lys and coat of arms of Maine. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Nailed feet of the hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The suspended alpha and omega symbolise that Christ is the beginning and the end. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Sculpture of figures, possibly fighting, one holding an axe, above a carved Romanesque capital with acanthus leaves, 12th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man, possibly St Stephen, being lowered into a sarcophagus with priest swinging censers and administering last rites, 14th century, stained glass window in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hanging crucifixion sculpture of 'Le Christ aux bras ouverts' or Christ with open arms, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, commissioned by the diocese of Le Mans, blessed and opened 20th October 2013 in the choir of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Christ is dressed in a tunic as a high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, uniting Christians and Israelites. The suspended alpha and omega symbolise that Christ is the beginning and the end. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearance required, please contact us
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of a figure, possibly a bishop, on a red painted wall above a portal in the South external ambulatory next to the entrance to the sacristy, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of 47 angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory, and the entrance to the sacristy in stone and marble, part of the rood screen of 1610 by Jacques Bugier, moved here in 1768, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. On the pediment are terracotta statues by Gervais I Delabarre of St John the Evangelist and St Matthew, and above the Virgin in mourning by Charles Hoyau. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the choir and transept, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of bishop Jean-Baptiste Bouvier, 1783-1854, with sculpture of the visit to his deathbed by Pope Pius IX (Bouvier was the last of the Gallic bishops to hold out against the hegemony of Rome), in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin and child, and behind, painted statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ, by Charles Hoyau, commissioned 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge, for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved here in 1974, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002 by Brigitte Esteve and Pierre Gicquel. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ, by Charles Hoyau, commissioned 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge, for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved here in 1974, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002 by Brigitte Esteve and Pierre Gicquel. Behind the altar is a high relief of the resurrection of Christ. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ, by Charles Hoyau, commissioned 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge, for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved here in 1974, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002 by Brigitte Esteve and Pierre Gicquel. Behind the altar is a high relief of the resurrection of Christ. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, transept and choir, with the hanging statue of Christ on the cross, Le Christ aux bras ouverts, 2013, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of an angel holding a liturgical book, wings outstretched, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone mason's mark in the form of a hand, carved into the stone on a column in the nave, marking how far he had worked to determine his wages, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North rose window, 15th century, dedicated to the Coronation of the Virgin, with the 4 Evangelist symbols in the centre surrounded by saints, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Porch of the South Portal, built in early Gothic style c. 1150, with flying buttresses behind, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin and child by Charles Hoyau, 17th century, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of an angel, holding a liturgical phylactery or speech scroll, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of an angel playing the harp, wings outstretched, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of an angel, holding a liturgical Gregorian chant songbook, on a cloud with wings outstretched, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entombment, 1615-21, terracotta  sculptural group by Gervais I Delabarre, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The sculpture was commissioned in 1614 for the Eglise des Cordeliers and moved here to the Chapelle de Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the 19th century. It is possible that several artists were involved, including Charles Hoyau and Matthieu and Etienne Dionise. It was restored in 1894 by  Fournier and Dohin, and repainted by Grandidier and Pousse. The cathedral itself was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a wood relief of the Last Supper from the canons' stalls, 13th century, made for the choir but moved to the sacristy in 1935, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central Angevin nave, with both Romanesque and Gothic elements, measuring 55m long, 23m wide and 24m high, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The capitals are intricately carved with acanthus leaves. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transept and choir seen from the North side aisle of the nave, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with (left-right) Faith, Hope and Prudence, on the casing of the grand organ, built 1529-35 by Pierre Bert in Renaissance style from a design by Symon Hayeneufve, at the South junction of the transept, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The organ was restored in 1634 by Jean and Francois de Heman, then again in 1848 by the Claude brothers, and again in 1913, 1954, and in 1959-63 by Pierre Cheron, Joseph Beuchet and Danion-Gonzalez. The organ was inaugurated by Pierre Cheron, Joseph Beuchet and Danion-Gonzalez in 1974. The cathedral itself was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wood decoration around the pipes at the top of the grand organ, built 1529-35 by Pierre Bert in Renaissance style from a design by Symon Hayeneufve, at the South junction of the transept, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The organ was restored in 1634 by Jean and Francois de Heman, then again in 1848 by the Claude brothers, and again in 1913, 1954, and in 1959-63 by Pierre Cheron, Joseph Beuchet and Danion-Gonzalez. The organ was inaugurated by Pierre Cheron, Joseph Beuchet and Danion-Gonzalez in 1974. The cathedral itself was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved Romanesque capital, 12th century, with grotesque human heads with wings, tails and claws, in the South side aisle of the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved Romanesque capital, 12th century, with figure and entwined foliage in the South side aisle of the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved Romanesque capital, 12th century, representing the duality of good and evil, with the birds representing good, being the messengers of God, and their tails as serpents representing evil, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of a figure playing a stringed instrument with a bow, above a carved Romanesque capital, 12th century, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, one sticking out his tongue, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with dove representing Christians, pecking an owl, a night bird, representing heathens, and acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with a human face peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the columns supporting the vaulted ceiling of the choir and ambulatory, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the sacristy in stone and marble, part of the rood screen of 1610 by Jacques Bugier, moved here in 1768, in the ambulatory of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. On the pediment are terracotta statues by Gervais I Delabarre of St John the Evangelist and St Matthew, and above the Virgin in mourning by Charles Hoyau. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of bishop Jean-Baptiste Bouvier, 1783-1854, with sculpture of the visit to his deathbed by Pope Pius IX (Bouvier was the last of the Gallic bishops to hold out against the hegemony of Rome), in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gothic transept, with organ and hanging statue of Christ on the cross, Le Christ aux bras ouverts, 2013, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of 47 angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal and external ambulatories with vaulted ceiling and chapels, and the columns of the choir, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Gothic transept, choir, main organ built 1529-35 and hanging statue of Christ on the cross, Le Christ aux bras ouverts, 2013, by Goudji, French sculptor born 1941, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northern side aisle of the Angevin nave, built 12th century, in Romanesque style, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Ascension window, with the Virgin and apostles witnessing Christ's ascension to heaven, 1136-58, stained glass window in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The window depicting Jesus and the angels is no longer in place. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Virgin Mary, from the Ascension window, with the Virgin and apostles witnessing Christ's ascension to heaven, 1136-58, stained glass window in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The window depicting Jesus and the angels is no longer in place. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the nave and choir, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capitals carved with acanthus leaves in the North side aisle of the nave, 12th century, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ, by Charles Hoyau, commissioned 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge, for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved here in 1974, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002 by Brigitte Esteve and Pierre Gicquel. The saint's earlobes are pierced, and would originally have had earrings. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ, by Charles Hoyau, commissioned 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge, for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved here in 1974, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002 by Brigitte Esteve and Pierre Gicquel. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces grimacing and peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a wood relief of the Last Supper from the canons' stalls, 13th century, made for the choir but moved to the sacristy in 1935, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a wooden relief on a chair, possibly depicting Jesus blessing a soldier, 13th century, made for the choir but moved to the sacristy in 1935, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with a human face peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves and sticking out his tongue, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of 47 angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of 47 angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of 47 angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frescoes of 47 angels, each playing a different medieval or oriental musical instrument or holding musical scores or liturgical Gregorian chant songbooks, 1380, attributed to Jan de Bruges, on the vaulted ceiling of the Chapelle de la Vierge or Chapel of the Virgin, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The frescoes were restored in the late 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of bishop Jean-Baptiste Bouvier, 1783-1854, with sculpture of the visit to his deathbed by Pope Pius IX (Bouvier was the last of the Gallic bishops to hold out against the hegemony of Rome), in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the choir and transept, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • External North ambulatory with its vaulted ceiling and chapels, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Margaret, 1633, by Charles Hoyau, originally part of the St Cecilia altar commissioned by canon Bernardin Le Rouge and moved here 1769-1771, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th or early 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Margaret, 1633, by Charles Hoyau, originally part of the St Cecilia altar commissioned by canon Bernardin Le Rouge and moved here 1769-1771, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th or early 20th century. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted statue of St Cecilia playing a portable organ, by Charles Hoyau, commissioned 1633 by canon Bernardin Le Rouge, for an altar to be placed under the grand organ in honour of a musical competition, and moved here in 1974, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre or St Peter's Chapel in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The statue was repainted in the 19th century and restored 1997-2002 by Brigitte Esteve and Pierre Gicquel. Behind the altar is a high relief of the resurrection of Christ. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Angevin nave, built 12th century, in both Romanesque and Gothic styles, with round-arched arcade and a single side aisle each side, and clerestory windows above, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir, consecrated by Bishop Geoffroy de Loudon in 1254, with its altar and double ambulatory behind, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave seen from the choir, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central Angevin nave, with both Romanesque and Gothic elements, measuring 55m long, 23m wide and 24m high, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The capitals are intricately carved with acanthus leaves. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Damaged remains of a fresco of Christ in glory surrounded by angels on the interior of the central portal of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with dove representing Christians, pecking an owl, a night bird, representing heathens, and acanthus leaves, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, one sticking out his tongue, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted ceiling of the baptismal chapel seen from the transept, at the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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