A World Heritage Site, a crown jewel of Gothic architecture, an early pilgrimage destination
and an active and inclusive place of spirituality today with renowned medieval stained glass.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHARTRES
20th ANNIVERSARY
2005-2025
TO CELEBRATE, AFC IS LAUNCHING THE FIRST ELECTRONIC CHARTRES GUIDE IN ENGLISH
ChartresGuide.org
In memory of
Colonel Welborn Griffith
and of
Servane and Jean de Layre-Mathéus.
In honor of
Monika S. Riely,
AFC founder and first President.
With heartfelt thanks to the authors – Gary Hendrix and Ellen Shortell
and numerous other contributors, who all worked pro bono, as well as to all donors who support AFC
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