Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-26
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on each side of the Apostles and other holy personages.
 the most famous portion of the Anniens cathedral They are separated by a. De Beautiful sculpture . of the Savior, His right hand is raised in blessing and in his left he holds the gospels, while under his feet he tramp1es sin, The side portals are richly adorned with numerous fine statues and orna-' mented with sculptures showing the window above the porch of the south transept represents wheel of for
 The interior of the cathedral is well proportioned, with nave, transept, atsles and choir all f1anked with hand some so T oh Il little tile chapels. The nrst nave
 by the cathedral Of Beauvais. i The The walls walls of the choir have alto-reliefs senting the history of John the. Ban,, list and other saints. Behind the fhirh altar altar Is noted monument, with the. angef n bv GR5eeursur' Reossat t, lovely marble stone. 'ee' All
 Amiens cathedral also contains a very y,+ anthlaue rah figure of the Savior in ohoir stalls are world famous. The stalls are no in number, and are said seT so contain m no less than s,e6o senanate
 S4CSAISu HI EnG sixteenth century, the finest examples of the wood carver's art being Seen or, fhe saYerita nand fails h scriptpTal subjects are the
 also to be found.
 Back of the cathedral is the bronze statue of Peter the Hermit. know, ir Amiens as Pierre de Amiens.. who is
 feserea e as the holy promoter of the
 who in Sei 1oss led fia hi. herm1t and monk ea Asla Minor. dying at Huy, Be1gium. i some nineteen years later. but aiwsvs
 A10wn n as Peter of Amfens.
 drals, not only Of France likewise shut or al! Europe. ia the recently conse-
 crated edifce- upon Montmartre. in is saris' the Cathedral Of sacre Occur. It ITS or colossal proportions, and in the | Romanesque Byzantine style. IL is r one of the famous landmarks Of Paris st9Wering toy oyer the great city upon the I where St. Denis and. his two comnan. !. l ions are reputed to have suffered maT- l Iyrdom. The foundation of the Cathe-
 dral of the Sacred Heart was laid in war, and the basflioa Is said to have
 cost 24,0oo,o00 francs.
 1 The hill of Montmartre played an inn
 France and the sPrussian and Russian I allies in 1874, and again during the siege of Paris in 1870-71; and it was here, also, that the gory -handec com l munists seized the cannon of the French Gems. Clement-Thomas and Le. .comte, and bathed Paris in the bloody horrors of the commune.
 The Cathedral of Sacre Occur Is no, l only imposing and possesses a maEnin. cent situation, but the interior of the 1 church Is also particularly beautiful ] and impressive. The lovely stained | glass windows, particularly on the west, flood the immense cathedral wftf celestial light and make the scrtptura l figures painted on the glass stand out | with startling realism. No one wht | has ever visited Sacre Occur when tho | sun was shining through the gorgeous I ly colored windows can ever forge the beauty of the scene and the amaz, | ing effect of the rainbow hues whicl | Iieht up the innumerable chapels
 in the sanctuary of the newly beau ] tiled Maid of Orleans, so dear to thu | French nation, is an exquisite shrine tt l the new St. Jean d'Arc, in which is ar exouisfte white marble statue of tn, I maid. clad in armor and with her bat l file standard, but looking up with most seraphic expression.
 I All over the cathedral at frequent in l teryals are tall stands with many ring, Eof buruing candles, and, high above all | prieste, acolytes and worshipers, smile I down the fair-haired Good Shephert \ with the little lamb on His shou1de