Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Queen Clotilda

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral. Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged. The Cathédrale Saint-Étienne is actually the 5th on the spot. The erection started in 1215 around the same time when the building of the cathedrals in Reims and Amiens started. The church was erected over a still existing crypt from the previous building (~ 1030). The choir was completed in 1235. The cathedral is known for the stained glass of the choir windows, created ~ 1250. At the same time, the construction of the facade began. Around 1300, construction started on the southern arm of the transept. The sculptured portal is dated to around 1320. The nave was built from around 1320–1350, but the Hundred Years' War slowed the work down and delayed the completion of the south aisle until 1378. The north transept and the towers had not begun at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1478, the nave was vaulted and in 1500 work on the north tower began and was completed after 43 years. The south tower was never completed. A detail from the western facade. The creation of Eve.

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral. Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged. The Cathédrale Saint-Étienne is actually the 5th on the spot. The erection started in 1215 around the same time when the building of the cathedrals in Reims and Amiens started. The church was erected over a still existing crypt from the previous building (~ 1030). The choir was completed in 1235. The cathedral is known for the stained glass of the choir windows, created ~ 1250. At the same time, the construction of the facade began. Around 1300, construction started on the southern arm of the transept. The sculptured portal is dated to around 1320. The nave was built from around 1320–1350, but the Hundred Years' War slowed the work down and delayed the completion of the south aisle until 1378. The north transept and the towers had not begun at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1478, the nave was vaulted and in 1500 work on the north tower began and was completed after 43 years. The south tower was never completed. Note the PiPs.

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral. Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged. The Cathédrale Saint-Étienne is actually the 5th on the spot. The erection started in 1215 around the same time when the building of the cathedrals in Reims and Amiens started. The choir was completed in 1235. The cathedral is known for the stained glass of the choir windows, created ~ 1250. At the same time, the construction of the facade began. Around 1300, construction started on the southern arm of the transept. The sculptured portal is dated to around 1320. The nave was built from around 1320–1350, but the Hundred Years' War slowed the work down and delayed the completion of the south aisle until 1378. The north transept and the towers had not begun at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1478, the nave was vaulted and in 1500 work on the north tower began and was completed after 43 years. The south tower was never completed. Seen here is the portal of the transept. See a detail of one of the stained glass window in the PiP.

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral. Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged. Auxerre has a old town with winding streets and half-timbered houses. In the background is the "Tour de l'Horloge" and the city gate from 1483.

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop[ already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral. Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged. The former Abbaye Saint-Germain d'Auxerre was founded by Bishop Germain d'Auxerre (Germanus of Auxerre). The first building here was an Oratory dedicated to St. Maurice. Hhere Bishop Germain was buried in 448. About 500 a basilica was erected, funded by Queen Clotilda, wife of Clovis. A Benedictine monastery existed, when in 850 Abbot Conrad, brother-in-law of Louis the Pious, had a crypt built. The abbey reached the apex of its cultural importance during the Carolingian era. Fires destroyed large parts of the abbey in the 11th and 12th centuries, but the Merovingian nave was rebuilt. In 1277 Abbot Jean de Joceval commissioned a new Gothic building, which was worked on until 1398 without being completed. The monastery was looted and partially destroyed by Huguenots in 1567. It got secularized in 1810 and partially demolished the following year. The nave was reduced to its Gothic parts. As a result of this, only the southern tower of the Romanesque double tower facade has been preserved - without connection to the basilica. In 1927, 9th century frescoes were discovered under the crypt´s 17th-century frescoed plaster walls. They may be the oldest such murals in France - and it is not allowed to take any photographs.

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop[ already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral. Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged. The former Abbaye Saint-Germain d'Auxerre was founded by Bishop Germain d'Auxerre (Germanus of Auxerre). The first building here was an Oratory dedicated to St. Maurice. Hhere Bishop Germain was buried in 448. About 500 a basilica was erected, funded by Queen Clotilda, wife of Clovis. A Benedictine monastery existed, when in 850 Abbot Conrad, brother-in-law of Louis the Pious, had a crypt built. The abbey reached the apex of its cultural importance during the Carolingian era. Fires destroyed large parts of the abbey in the 11th and 12th centuries, but the Merovingian nave was rebuilt. In 1277 Abbot Jean de Joceval commissioned a new Gothic building, which was worked on until 1398 without being completed. The monastery was looted and partially destroyed by Huguenots in 1567. It got secularized in 1810 and partially demolished the following year. The nave was reduced to its Gothic parts. As a result of this, only the southern tower of the Romanesque double tower facade has been preserved - without connection to the basilica. In 1927, 9th century frescoes were discovered under the crypt´s 17th-century frescoed plaster walls. They may be the oldest such murals in France - and it is not allowed to take any photographs.