American Friends of Chartres

09/09/2024

Join us for an exciting video conference with Dr. Elizabeth Pastan, from Emory University: What’s in a Rose?
Glazing the Rose Windows of Chartres Cathedral.
Date: Thursday 19th September 2024
Time: 6pm-7:30pm EST

Drawing on her extensive research in medieval stained glass, Dr. Elizabeth Pastan, professor of Art History at Emory University will be our guide in learning how to read a rose by comparing the north, west and south rose windows of Chartres Cathedral. Rose windows were features of architectural design as well as offering pictorial & devotional enhancement.

Register for this free event here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1008348446347?aff=oddtdtcreator

Looking forward to your participation!

04/18/2024

Today, in honor of World Heritage Day, we stand to protect and conserve the cultural heritage of Notre-Dame de Chartres. This year is particularly significant as we start the celebrations of the Millenium of the Cathedral. In 1979, Chartres Cathedral was the first French monument to be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Monument:Built fairly rapidly and in nearly one stride, Chartres Cathedral, owing to the unity of its architecture and stained-glass, sculptured and painted decoration, constitutes the complete and perfected expression of one of the most characteristic aspects of medieval art.

03/02/2024

Celebrate the 1000-year jubilee of Chartres Cathedral With American Friends of Chartres
19 March 2024 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
oin American Friends of Chartres and the Maison Albertine to launch our 2024-2025 series of insightful online lectures. The lectures will delve into the cathedral’s stunning architecture, renown stained-glass, and magnificent sculptures. The series will also highlight the cathedral’s rich history and art from medieval times to its present-day cultural significance.

The inaugural lecture will feature distinguished speakers, including H.E. Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France; Ms. Dominique Lallement, President American Friends of Chartres; Mrs. Anne Embs of the French Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Culture; Monseigneur Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres; and Ms. Cora Bern-Klug, graduate student, the University of Washington, Seattle,WA.

The event is free. Click on the link below to register:

A lecture on the Millennium of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres

01/28/2024

Call for applications for Research Grants for Graduate Students and Emerging Scholars on Chartres Cathedral: Deadline March 29,2004
https://sites.google.com/view/chartres-research-grants/home.
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07/14/2023

I was honored to receive from the Ambassador of France the medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres for my work as President with American friends of Chartres since 2013. Thank you to all the donors, friends, volunteers, members of the Board of AFC who make this work possible and contribute to the conservation of Notre-Dame de Chartres

06/17/2023

Auction of the Comité Tricolore to support the charitable programs

Sign up for email updates and visit this page often as great and unique items will be added weekly! Consider joining us on July 15th, 2023 at the Embassy of France in Washington DC for Bastille Day on the Cote d'Azur, a grand night of culinary celebration, the live closing of this auction with addit...

06/17/2023

Bastille Day (July 15, 2023) information and tickets:
Bastille Day Sur La Côte d'Azur Tickets, Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

11/11/2022

On this Veterans’ Day, November 11th, 2022, AFC honors the memory of Colonel Welborn Griffith and Eugene Schulz. How Colonel Welborn Griffith Saved Chartres Cathedral
© March 2022 Paul Creamer.

On this Veterans’ Day, November 11th, 2022, AFC honors the memory of Colonel Welborn Griffith and Eugene Schulz. Posted on 11 November 202211 November 2022 by afc_admin Eugene Schulz, 1923- 2022, served as a Staff Sergeant assigned to Colonel Welborn Griffith, in the XX Corps Headquarters attached...

01/27/2020

We grieve the passing of our great friend
Servane de Layre Mathéus
Co-founder and President of Chartres, sanctuaire du Monde
Honorary Trustee of American Friends of Chartres

on January 27, 2020

Servane’s life epitomized love and peace.
Till the end, Servane dedicated her energy to the conservation of Notre-Dame de Chartres,
She believed in passing the torch of
"Cathedral Builders" who span centuries, cultures and beliefs.
We will miss her, but she will remain our source of inspiration. We will continue her work.

(Photo: Magdalene Window, South nave (Panel 19)
Notre-dame de Chartres Cathedral. Courtesy J. Geoffrion)

07/18/2019

The magnificent image of the five lancets of the South Portal which you see on our page was taken by our great friends Dennis Aubrey and his wife PJ McKey Aubrey. Dennis, who served as adviser to AFC's Board of Trustees, left us prematurely on July 12, 2019. We feel such tremendous sadness. Dennis was such an extraordinary person brilliant, kind, generous, talented, knowledgeable beyond the imaginable, and yet very humble. Dennis gifted American Friends of Chartres and the world a remarkable collection of photographs of Gothic and Romanesque churches which he and PJ took together over many years, a record of the world's cultural patrimony that will endure for ever. His memory will keep inspiring us as we work on the preservation of Notre Dame de Chartres. We will miss you Dennis, but you will always be with us. May you rest in Peace.
More on Dennis' life at http://vialucispress.wordpress.com

Dominique Lallement
President, American Friends of Chartres

Written by Ann Aubrey HansonJuly 16, 2019 Rest in Peace, Dennis It is with infinite sadness that I must tell you that Dennis passed away suddenly last Friday. I write this on behalf of his wife and partner, PJ. With his passing, Dennis leaves a gaping abyss in our lives. He was a man larger than li...

05/28/2019

Memorial Day weekend: we honor with gratitude all those who contributed to the preservation of Notre Dame de Chartres during the Liberation of Chartres. In particular, we honor the memory of Colonel Welborn Griffith, and we express our thanks to Eugene Schulz, a 95 year-old veteran who served under Colonel W. Griffith.