Chartres and its celebrated figures
Discovering Chartres and its famous cathedral, through some of the city's celebrated figures.
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1. Introduction
0 mn 58
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2. Bishop Fulbert
5 mn 06
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3. Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière
6 mn 01
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4. Charles Peguy, poet and pilgrim
5 mn 52
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5. Jean Moulin
5 mn 04
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6. Abbot Franz Stock
4 mn 41
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7. Gabriel Loire
5 mn 00
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