Martin, Jerome, and Gregory

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Martin, Jerome, and Gregory
Contributor
Vadnal, Jane (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Vadnal, Jane
Identifier
FCSP333630220
Description
Jamb Statue; Gothic; South Porch, Right Portal Right Jambs- General ViewMartin, Jerome, and Gregory1) Martin of Tours was extremely popular in medieval France. He is shown with a beard and halo, dressed as a bishop. One hand is raised in a gesture of blessing, the other holds a staff (part of a crozier?) the bottom of which is being licked by two animals. Houvet says they are dogs which licked Martin's crozier because he stopped them from pursuing a hare. (Houvet p. 13)2) Jerome (ca 340-2 to 420) was a famous early theologian and scholar. He translated the Old Testament from Hebrew and the New Testament Gospels from Greek . His work, called the Vulgate was the standard text of the Church during the Middle Ages. Jerome is shown as a short, haloed man holding both a book and a scroll - probably a reference to his scholarship and translations. On the socle below him is a blindfolded woman-. Houvet says identifies this as Synagoga, the personification of the Jewish Synagog. 3) Gregory the Great(d. 604) was a powerful and effective Pope who strongly influenced many of the institutions of the Papacy and the Church. He is shown wearing papal vestments, including a pallium and an early version of the papal tiara. On his shoulder is a dove - an allusion to the Holy Spirit, which was supposed to have put its beak between Gregory's lips as he worked on his Homilies.; South Porch, Right Portal, Right Jambs
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.
Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.
Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.
Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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