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  • St Firmin preaching to the people of Amiens, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the funerary monument of Ferry de Beauvoir, 1490, in the first intercolumniation of the choir screen in the south ambulatory, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Firmin preaching for the first time, low relief plaque on the South side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, in the South ambulatory of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Firmin preaching for the first time, plaque on the South side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Philetus, sent by the magician  Hermogenes to argue with St James, listens to the apostle preach, from the series of the life of Saint James the Greater, 1511, high relief on the West side of the South transept in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Philetus, sent by the magician Hermogenes to argue with St James, listens to the apostle preach, from the series of the life of Saint James the Greater, 1511, high relief on the West side of the South transept in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • After 7 years preaching in Spain, St James returns to Samaria and preaches in the synagogue. Here, he wears the tunic and cloak of Christ and raises a chalice, representing the blood of Christ present in the eucharist. Section of St James preaching in the synagogue, 1210-25, from the Life of St James window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window tells the story of the life of St James the Greater, apostle of Jesus and son of Zebedee. It is situated next to the apostles chapel. Chartres is a stop on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, where James' relics lie. 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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  • Jesus Christ preaching, with hand raised to heaven, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Jesus wears robes of red, representing blood and humanity, and blue, representing divinity. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jesus Christ preaching, with hand raised to heaven, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Jesus wears robes of red, representing blood and humanity, and blue, representing divinity. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jesus Christ preaching, with hand holding a roll of paper, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Jesus wears robes of red, representing blood and humanity, and blue, representing divinity. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A group of men discuss the teachings of Jesus, who is preaching to his apostles in the scene to the left of this section. Section of Jesus preaching, from the Apostles window, 1212-25, in the axial chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window represents the birth of the Church, as the apostles are the first pillar of the church and therefore has the site with the most sunlight to illuminate the colours. 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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  • Jesus preaching to Ferdinand and Isabella, painting, by Alonso Cano, 1601-67, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Francis Xavier, 1506-52, founder of the Society of Jesus or Jesuit Order, preaching, by Jean Helart, 1618-85, French painter, in a carved wooden garland frame set in the wooden panelling of the refectory of the Ancien College des Jesuites or Former Jesuit College in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. The College was built 1619-78 and is now the Euro-American campus of Sciences Po, or the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the FRAC Champagne-Ardenne. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ from the Central Tympanum in the narthex of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church.  The great central tympanum depicts the Mission of the Apostles, or the preaching the Good News that Christ commanded at Pentecost. Christ is seated within a mandorla (almond-shaped halo). Rays of light shoot out from Christ's hands to the apostles. It dates from c. 1115. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mamas preaching the gospel to the wild animals, detail, tapestry, 1545, after a cartoon by Jean Cousin, in the north transept of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The tapestry depicts the saint reading the gospels aloud to wild beasts, collecting the milk of the female animals to make cheese, and distributing the cheese in the town, where he is captured. It was commissioned by Claude de Longwy, bishop of Langres 1529-61, and made in Paris by Pierre Blace and Jacques Langlois. The tapestry and the cathedral are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John preaching, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vincent de Paul preaching, painting, 18th century, by Jean-Francois de Troy, 1679-1752, in the Eglise Saint-Pierre, built 1859-65 in Neo Romanesque style in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. St Vincent de Paul was a catholic priest who served the poor and was canonised in 1737. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John the Baptist preaching, tapestry in wool and silk from Tours, c. 1527, with St John baptising St Saturnin, wearing Renaissance style clothing, in the Chambre de parement, or facing chamber, in the Chateau de Langeais, a Renaissance castle built 1465-69 by king Louis XI, on the river Loire in Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally built in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra, it was rebuilt in the 15th century by Jean Bourre and Jean Briconnet. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ preaching, detail, stained glass window of the Life of Mary Magdalene, 1506, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Odile of Alsace preaching, stained glass window in the Cathedrale Saint-Christophe de Belfort, built 1727-50 in pink sandstone by Henri Schuller and Jacques Philippe Mareschal, on the Place d'Armes, in the old town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The south tower was added in 1845. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Odile of Alsace preaching, stained glass window in the Cathedrale Saint-Christophe de Belfort, built 1727-50 in pink sandstone by Henri Schuller and Jacques Philippe Mareschal, on the Place d'Armes, in the old town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The south tower was added in 1845. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter of Verona preaching and converting his listeners, fresco, detail, from the ceiling of the nave of the Iglesia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir, or Church of San Nicolas, with rib vaulted baroque interior designed 1690-93 and decorated by Juan Perez Castiel, and frescoes by Antonio Palomino and completed by Dionis Vidal, in Valencia, Spain. The frescoes depict the lives of St Nicholas and St Peter of Verona, with virtues and allegories. The church was originally built c. 1242 but remodelled 1419-55 by the Borgia family in Valencian Gothic style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mamas preaching the gospel to the wild animals, tapestry, 1545, after a cartoon by Jean Cousin, in the north transept of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The tapestry depicts the saint reading the gospels aloud to wild beasts, collecting the milk of the female animals to make cheese, and distributing the cheese in the town, where he is captured. It was commissioned by Claude de Longwy, bishop of Langres 1529-61, and made in Paris by Pierre Blace and Jacques Langlois. The tapestry and the cathedral are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, and behind, Judas with a black halo, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The apostle Peter, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Finger of Jesus Christ pointing to heaven, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Augustine of Canterbury, 7th century monk, preaching the gospel on the coast of England, oil painting on wood, 1 panel of a triptych, in the second chapel of the Cathedral Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, begun 1208 in Gothic style and completed in the 17th century, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The cathedral is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North transept, in the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes de Langres, or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. On the wall is a tapestry, 1544, of St Mamas preaching to the wild beasts, after a cartoon by Jean Cousin. In the centre is the funerary monument to Monseigneur Guerrin, bishop of Langres 1852-77, by Jean-Marie Bonassieux, 1810-92. On the right is a statue of Joan of Arc, 1911, by Giuseppe Navone, 1855-1917. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Denis preaching, 1722, by Nicolas Coustou, 1658-1733, commissioned by Louis-Antoine de Noailles, archbishop of Paris 1695-1729, in the North transept of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. St Denis was the first bishop of Paris and patron saint of Paris. The statue was commissioned for the altar of the St Denis chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostles, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hands in prayer of a seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostles, including Judas with a black halo, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hands of the apostle Peter, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John preaching, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostles, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, and behind, Judas with a black halo, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostles, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostle, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostles, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated apostles, detail from The Sermon on the Mount, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, born Guido di Pietro, c. 1395-1455, and followers, painted 1438-46 on the wall of Cell 32 in the North wing of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Fra Angelico painted over 40 frescoes on the walls of the convent. Jesus is depicted seated amongst the 12 apostles, preaching a sermon on how to live in righteousness, including his interpretation of the Ten Commandments and other elements from the Old Testament. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John preaching, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint Maximin as bishop of Provence with his crozier, converting people with his preaching, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. 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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  • Three onlookers listen as Martin preaches the gospel, with expressions of confusion, from the Life of St Martin of Tours stained glass window, 1215-25, on the South portal of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Martin was born c. 316 AD in present day Hungary. As a child he asked to convert to Christianity and was eventually elected bishop of Tours. He was one of the most poplar medieval saints. 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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  • James preaches to a crowd which has gathered in the temple (he is later told to renounce his teachings and is thrown out of the temple and stoned). Section of James meeting with the Jews, from the Life of St Andrew stained glass window, 1210-25, in the Apostles chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window has been altered many times, significantly in 1872 but also previously. 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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  • The Speech of St Stephen, with the saint speaking to people in the Greek language, aided by the holy spirit above, from the predella of the Retaule de l'Esperit Sant (Retablo del Espiritu Santo), or Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, 1394, by Pere Serra, a Catalan artist, with 22 scenes and 36 figures of saints, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was commissioned by the Guild of Tanners and contains scenes of the Holy Spirit and Life of Christ, with a predella originally from a different altarpiece (dedicate to St Anthony and disappeared), with the Lamentation, 1410, by Lluis Borrassa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Speech of St Stephen, with the saint speaking to people in the Greek language, aided by the holy spirit above, from the predella of the Retaule de l'Esperit Sant (Retablo del Espiritu Santo), or Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, 1394, by Pere Serra, a Catalan artist, with 22 scenes and 36 figures of saints, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was commissioned by the Guild of Tanners and contains scenes of the Holy Spirit and Life of Christ, with a predella originally from a different altarpiece (dedicate to St Anthony and disappeared), with the Lamentation, 1410, by Lluis Borrassa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John revealing the Lamb of God, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John revealing his mission, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John revealing his mission, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Saulve praying for the discovery of the tomb of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin of Sorrows, painted 16th century in Spanish Renaissance style by the Llanos School, in the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. The cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church consecrated in 1238 and reworked several times over the centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ holding a cross with his followers in a garden, abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. This is a 17th century fresco from the nave of the Romanesque abbey church, built 1105-60. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The order was dissolved during the French Revolution and the building subsequently used as a prison. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ holding a cross with his followers in a garden, fresco, 17th century, in the nave of the Romanesque abbey church of Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pentecost, with St Paul stating the opinion of the church, that women should remain silent, fresco, in the Salle Capitulaire or Chapter House at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The conversion (left) and baptism (right) of Anianus and his wife by St Mark, from the Retaule de Sant Marc i Sant Ania (Retablo de San Marcos y San Aniano), or Altarpiece of St Mark and St Anianus, 1346, by Arnau Bassa, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. St Anianus of Alexandria was a shoemaker who was converted by St Mark the Evangelist, worked with him in Alexandria, Egypt, and succeeded him as bishop there. Arnau Bassa was commissioned by the Shoemaker's Guild, and there are many images of shoes in the altarpiece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Speech of St Peter, with Peter explaining his mission to a mixed race of peoples, with the aid of the rays of the holy spirit, from the Retaule de l'Esperit Sant (Retablo del Espiritu Santo), or Altarpiece of the Holy Spirit, 1394, by Pere Serra, a Catalan artist, with 22 scenes and 36 figures of saints, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was commissioned by the Guild of Tanners and contains scenes of the Holy Spirit and Life of Christ, with a predella originally from a different altarpiece (dedicate to St Anthony and disappeared), with the Lamentation, 1410, by Lluis Borrassa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sernin giving his crozier to his disciple St Honest, with St Papoul on the right, all about to leave to spread the gospel to the pagans, holding the book of the Evangelists, on the sarcophagus of St Sernin, by the Master of Cabestany in Romanesque style, mid 12th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century, dedicated to St Sernin. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to St Hilaire. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Saulve praying for the discovery of the tomb of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture in the second intercolumniation of the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John revealing the Lamb of God, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John revealing the Lamb of God, polychrome high relief in the second row on the North side of the Gothic choir screen in the North ambulatory, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt and made by the sculptor Antoine Ancquier, depicting the life of St John the Baptist, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fulbert on his deathbed with his follower Berenger and a devil representing heresy (left) and the clamor or call to God, a new office against looters and rebels (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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 Saulve praying for the discovery of the tomb of St Firmin, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • On the left, a group of men discuss the teachings of Jesus, who is preaching to his apostles in the scene to the left of this section. On the right, a modern panel shows a group of men leaving, who have decided not to follow Jesus. Section of Jesus preaching, from the Apostles window, 1212-25, in the axial chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window represents the birth of the Church, as the apostles are the first pillar of the church and therefore has the site with the most sunlight to illuminate the colours. 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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  • Low angle view of Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Men at the city gates, probably people listening to the preaching of Saint Maximin in Provence, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. 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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  • Detail of octagonal pavilion, Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of octagonal pavilion, Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of octahedral pavilion-rotunda, Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • People in the crowd watching St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of octagonal pavilion, Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of octagonal pavilion, Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Kalyan Mosque, 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 9, 2010 in the morning. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), the Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. Its plan is an open rectangle with four courtyards and seven entrances. A colonnaded arcade and 288 domes surround the vast central courtyard and one huge blue dome rises from the West side of the building. In front of the portal of the Main Building is an octahedral pavilion-rotunda which is use as a minbar for preaching. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • People in the crowd listening to St Firmin preaching, Gothic style polychrome high-relief sculpture from the South side of the choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, at the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ of the Pentecost, with Jesus sending his disciples out to preach the word of God, from the stained glass window of the Apocalypse, 1215-25, in bay 14, 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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  • Capistran Chancel, a baroque sculpture of St Capistrano trampling a Turkish muslim, originally the cathedral pulpit, used by St John Capistrano and John Hunyadi to preach a crusade in 1456, now located outside the Stephansdom or St Stephen's Cathedral, catholic cathedral built 14th century under Duke Rudolph IV in Romanesque and Gothic style, on the site of an older church, in Stephansplatz in Vienna, Austria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jesus is seated, holding a book and gesturing with his right hand in a blessing. He is sending 2 apostles on a mission to be 'fishers of men' and preach to the people. Section of the apostles' mission, from the Apostles window, 1212-25, in the axial chapel in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window represents the birth of the Church, as the apostles are the first pillar of the church and therefore has the site with the most sunlight to illuminate the colours. 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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  • The resurrected Christ joins his disciples in Galilee, holding the book of life - some worship him but others doubt, He asks them to go and preach, on the South choir screen, 1351, by Jean le Bouteiller, carved polychrome wood with 9 scenes of the apparitions of Christ after his resurrection, separated by columns, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The choir screen was restored in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • The resurrected Christ joins his disciples in Galilee, holding the book of life - some worship him but others doubt, He asks them to go and preach, on the South choir screen, 1351, by Jean le Bouteiller, carved polychrome wood with 9 scenes of the apparitions of Christ after his resurrection, separated by columns, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The choir screen was restored in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • The resurrected Christ joins his disciples in Galilee, holding the book of life - some worship him but others doubt, He asks them to go and preach, on the South choir screen, 1351, by Jean le Bouteiller, carved polychrome wood with 9 scenes of the apparitions of Christ after his resurrection, separated by columns, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The choir screen was restored in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • The resurrected Christ joins his disciples in Galilee, holding the book of life - some worship him but others doubt, He asks them to go and preach, on the South choir screen, 1351, by Jean le Bouteiller, carved polychrome wood with 9 scenes of the apparitions of Christ after his resurrection, separated by columns, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The choir screen was restored in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the central section of the rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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