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Hi,
As every year, during the Advent's time, the members of the French forum Diapositif.net put each day an AV as an Advent Calendar gift.
Here is my own contribution. Unfortunately, the story is in French. Thank you to excuse me.
Here is the summary :
During all the Middle Ages, the archbishopric of Sens (60 km from my home) was very powerful : it contained 7 bishoprics, of which Paris.
This certainly explains why the Sens Cathedral was so innovative, and is now regarded as the first Gothic Cathedral (XII century) with the St-Denis Abbey.
A transept was added in the end of the XV century. At the south entry (for the bishops) is a big rose window, with Last Judgement details. At the north entry (for the chapter) is a (smaller) big rose window, named The Rose of Paradise.
I tried to describe this magnificent rose in a tale way :
One day, the designer of the rose, still without ideas (as me !!), falls asleep and dreams arriving in the Paradise. There, he sees 33... ? (well, you'll see !) And with the aid of St Cecilia, St Veronica St Étienne St Peter, and a magical mirror (the reflections become real !) he is now able to draw and paint the screen of the rose.
And later, in the middle of a Christmas night... But please, see by yourself !
Merry Christmas to you all, and my best wishes for 2016
