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English: A stained glass window in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Chartres. The window is the central part of a section depicting the Marriage at Cana.

العربية: نافذة من الزجاج المعشق بكاتدرائية نوتردام ببلدة شارتر، تصور النافذة السيد المسيح و تلاميذه يأكلون. وجود الكأس والخبز يوضح أن هذا مشهد للعشاء الأخير في الليلة السابقة لصلب السيد المسيح، هذا اليوم هو خميس العهد في التقويم المسيحي، ويدخل هذا الحدث ضمن احتفالات البصخة المقدسة (الفصح)

Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Мазаіка ў Катэдры Божае Маці ў Шартры. Гэтае акно зьяўляецца цэнтральнай часткай твору, у якім адлюстроўваецца вясельле ў Кане Галілейскай.

Català: Un vitrall de la Catedral de la nostra Senyora de Chartres representant el Sant Sopar commemorat el Dijous Sant.

Česky: Vitráž v katedrále Notre-Dame ve francouzském Chartres zobrazující svatbu v Káni

Dansk: Et glasmosaikvindue i domkirken i Chartres i Frankrig. Mosaikken viser et måltid for Jesus og hans disciple, hvilket antyder, at der er tale om den sidste nadver, aftenen før Jesu korsfæstelse. I den vestlige, kristne kalender er dagen i dag Skærtorsdag, hvor indstiftelsen af nadveren mindes som en del af påsken.

Deutsch: Ein Glasfenster in der Kathedrale Notre-Dame in Chartres. Das Fenster zeigt Jesus und seine Jünger beim Essen. Das Bild, in dem der Kelch gereicht und das Brot gebrochen wird, ist eine Szene aus dem Abendmahl, der Abend vor seiner Kreuzigung. Heute ist Gründonnerstag im westlichen christlichen Kalender und damit ein Teil des Osterfestes.

English: A stained glass window in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Chartres. The window is the central part of a section depicting the Marriage at Cana.

Español: Una vidriera en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Chartres. La ventana es la parte central de una sección representando las Bodas de Caná.

Français : Détail du vitrail dit Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière, une partie du XIII^e siècle, dans la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres. Ce médaillon est la partie centrale d'une section relatant les Noces de Cana

Magyar: Festett üvegablak a chartres-i Miasszonyunk-székesegyházban. Az ablakon Jézust és a tanítványokat látjuk enni – a közös kehely és kenyér alapján valószínűleg az Utolsó vacsora a jelenet tárgya, a kereszthalál előtti este.

Italiano: Una sezione della vetrata nota come Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière (Nostra Signora della Bella Vetrata) nella Cattedrale di Chartres. La vetrata, del XIII secolo, raffigura in questo riquadro l'episodio evangelico delle nozze di Cana

日本語: シャルトル大聖堂のステンドグラス。イエス・キリストが十字架刑に処せられる前夜、イエスと弟子たちによる最後の晩餐の場面である。西方キリスト教会では最後の晩餐を記念する復活祭前の木曜日を「聖木曜日」と呼ぶ。

한국어: 샤르트르에 위치한 노트르담 대성당 안의 스테인드글라스 장식.

Македонски: Витраж „ Тајната вечера“ во Богородичната црква во Шартр.

Nederlands: Gebrandschilderd glas in de Kathedraal van Chartres met de beeltenis van etende Jezus en een aantal discipelen. De kop en het brood doen vermoeden dat het hier gaat om Het Laatste Avondmaal op de avond voor zijn kruisiging. Vandaag is het Witte Donderdag in de Westerse christelijke kalender, de dag waarop deze gebeurtenis wordt herdacht als onderdeel van het Pasen (zie ook Dionysius Exiguus' paastabel).

Polski: Witraż w Katedrze Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Chartres. Okno jest w środkowej części sekcji ilustrującej Wesele w Kanie Galilejskiej.

Português: Vitral do Século XIII pertencente à Catedral de Chartres, França.

Русский: Тайная Вечеря. Витраж Шартрского собора

Svenska: Ett fönster i katedralen i Chartres med motiv från bröllopet i Kana.

Українська: Фрагмент вітражного вікна Кафедрального собору Богоматері (Шартр), який найімовірніше зображає Таємну вечерю.

中文（简体）‎: 沙特尔主教座堂花窗玻璃，描绘了耶稣和他的弟子一起进餐。共融之杯和面包显示这是最后的晚餐的场景，基督受难日前一夜。为纪念该事件，在西方西方基督教日历中该日为复活节星期四，为复活节的一部分。

中文（繁體）‎: 沙特爾主教座堂花窗玻璃，描繪了耶穌和他的弟子一起進餐。共融之杯和麵包顯示這是最後的晚餐的場景，基督受難日前一夜。為紀念該事件，在西方基督教日曆中該日為復活節星期四，為復活節的一部分。

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Description	English: Detail of the stained glass window called Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière, a section from the 13th century, in Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral. This part is the central image of a section depicting the Marriage at Cana. Français : Détail du vitrail dit Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière, une partie du 13ème siècle, dans la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres. Ce médaillon est la partie centrale d'une section relatant les Noces de Cana. Italiano: Una sezione della vetrata nota come Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière (Nostra Signora della Bella Vetrata) nella Cattedrale di Chartres. La vetrata, del XIII secolo, raffigura in questo riquadro l'episodio evangelico delle nozze di Cana.
Date	21 February 2009
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Author	Vassil

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