These two young mothers, the former a lady of high rank, the latter a slave, were arrested at Carthage with other Christians. They were condemned to the wild beasts and died finally by the sword in 202.
Thursday we caught the 9:00 train out of Paris to Chartres, about an hour away by train, in order to visit one of the foremost examples of Gothic architecture in all Europe: Notre-Dame de Chartres. Unfortunately there was some scaffolding erected around parts of the church outside, and it was rather dark on the inside, so the conditions were not very good for many great pictures. Nevertheless, we managed a few. One of the unique features of this church is the contrast offered by its two towers, the one pictured on the right was constructed earlier in the Romanesque style and the other later in the Gothic style.
The main reason why this particular church was constructed on such a grand scale was to accomodate the immense crowds of pilgrims coming to venerate the Veil of the Virgin, as we were also able to do.
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