It's day 4 in Angers and I am slowly, slowly getting my bearings. The streets are winding and confusing but I am very slowly getting an idea. I still get pleasant surprises like when the steeples of what I learned was the Saint Maurice cathedral popped into my view. I stopped in to check it out. There has been a church at the sight since 470 but this building dates back to the 12th century and the first example of the Angevin Gothic style.
I'm sure this photo from my phone doesn't do the church justice, but it's really impressive in person. Maybe the pictures from inside will be a little better...
This is a simply fascinating chaire or pulpit/dais, to the side of the pews, that was sculpted by an artist and priest, Abbé Choyer and installed here in 1870 after just 3 years of making it at a workshop here in Angers. According to a description next to the work, the superior (upper) part shows the glorious Church surrounded by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, while the inferior part shows the Church in her combat on earth.
And then finally, my pictures won't prove it, but the stained glass at the cathedral is a sight for sore eyes!
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