St. Vincent Cathedral, St. Malo, France

[Old Crank]

This is a cathedral that gave to blessing to Jaques Cartier, 1530ish for his voyage to discover Quebec and the St. Laurance river. Some one I learned about in my grade school history classes. There is a commemorative plaque on the floor. It started out as Roman construction and was converted to gothic. The Roman arches weren't as strong as they could have been so you can see remnants of them in the church today. We had a sunny day so we got some good side lighting inside. We also got to hear their organ while the organist was practicing.



Don't know how often the light hits the statue of Mary.


Side lighting through the stained glass.








The remnants of Roman arches.

[George McGovern]

1. Very good illumination Old Crank. The statue of Mary is a real nice shot.

[Old Crank]

2. Thanks

I wish I could say it was planned but I don't remember if I noticed her being in the light like that.

Some times the magic works.

[yorkster]

3. Loving this and your previous posts,OC.

Had the opportunity to spend a few hours in St. Malo....quite something. Thanks.

[Old Crank]

7. You are welcome.

We feel really lucky. My wife got a job in Germany the year before the Trump I election. We had planned to travel around Europe when we retired but jumped quickly. I retired and we have been here for nearly 11 years now.
It is great to be able to get to many places without too much hassle.

[surfered]

4. Beautiful. Thank you.

[Old Crank]

8. You are welcome

[3catwoman3]

5. How lovely.

Thank you for posting these beautiful photographs.

[Old Crank]

9. Thanks

We are just happy to be able to do so.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. These are just gorgeous, and thank you for sharing them, my dear Old Crank!

France is such a beautiful place! Lucky you, getting to travel there.

[Old Crank]

10. Thanks, for us it is practically right next door.

You take good care of yourself and all the best for your husband.
Trying times for you both.

[Diamond_Dog]

11. Isn't it mind boggling how old these beautiful buildings are?

TY for the wonderful photos, Old Crank. Reminds me of my college Art History classes.