{"id":588,"date":"2014-03-12T18:40:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T18:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/immersionlearning201314\/?p=588"},"modified":"2014-03-12T19:17:26","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:17:26","slug":"legerich-15-ponders-cathedrals-symbolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/immersionlearning\/2014\/03\/12\/legerich-15-ponders-cathedrals-symbolism\/","title":{"rendered":"Legerich ’15 Ponders Cathedral’s Symbolism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clay Lengerich ’15<\/em> – After a day filled with studying St. Julien\u2019s cathedral, one theme remained prominent among the group and myself.\u00a0 This theme stems mostly from the reading Dr.Hoerl provided us with \u2013 which was a segment of The Golden Legend.<\/i>\u00a0 This piece argued many different ideas about who Saint Julien actually was.\u00a0 But, I will be focusing on the beginning of the piece and how it forensically picked apart the name \u201cJulian.\u201d\u00a0 The section reads, \u201cJulian, Julianus, begins like jubilus<\/i>, jubilant, and ana<\/i> means upward: so Julian is close to Jubilans<\/i>, one who strives upward toward heaven with jubilation\u201d (Pg. 126).\u00a0 This prominent quotation was looked at from many different angles throughout today.\u00a0 But, most of these viewpoints were structured around the idea of \u201cstriving upward.\u201d We found that the church itself was \u201cstriving upward\u201d in many different ways, much like Saint Julian himself.<\/p>\n

\"Cathedral1\"<\/a>The class noted that one could look at this quotation from a geographical standpoint.\u00a0 This had to do with the positioning of the cathedral on a certain area of land and also with how the rest of the community was situated in regards to it.\u00a0 First, Saint Julian\u2019s cathedral is placed on the highest peak visible in Le Mans.\u00a0 The class talked about this largely.\u00a0 It seemed that we all believed that it was a depiction of how mankind, like Saint Julien, was striving ever upward towards the heavens \u2013 which could also be seen as salvation. Second, St. Julien\u2019s cathedral is placed at the very epicenter of Le Mans proper, or what would have been the city limits during its medieval use. By it being in the center, and also being at the peak, the cathedral was visible at almost all times in the Le Mans proper area.\u00a0 In this theme\u2019s context, some of the class thought that it was a symbol for the residents of Le Mans to witness at all times.\u00a0 When one looked skyward they would see the cathedral and their minds could then turn to that need for striving upward towards salvation \u2013 continuously providing existential purpose for all citizens.<\/p>\n

This quote was also deeply analyzed from an architectural standpoint.\u00a0 The outer architecture displayed the idea that was brought forth above.\u00a0 From the earth, this enormous cathedral was reaching higher than any other manmade structure could.\u00a0 But, I believe that the most prominent architectural correlations with this quote were found inside the cathedral.\u00a0 The class reinforced this idea during discussion.\u00a0 When one enters Saint Julien\u2019s cathedral, there are not really any important or prominent symbolic ornaments at eye level.\u00a0 One had to look up!\u00a0 When one looked up, he could see a ridiculous amount of stained glass with different symbols \u2013 each representing a different story.\u00a0 These windows rose up so high that many were impossible to actually comprehend with the naked eye.\u00a0 But, architecturally this made sense if those building had this theme in mind.\u00a0 With all of the beauty being upward, it would inspire the congregation to gaze upward.\u00a0 By gazing upward they could feel that close connection with God, the church, and the community that had provided this cathedral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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