Notre-Dame des Tables de Montpellier

The original church of Notre Dame des Tables (also called Dama des Taoulas, whose name it received from the money-changing merchants of 12th century Montpellier) rested at the heart of the old village of Montpellier, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région of France. It was consecrated by Bishop Ricuin circa 817.

It was destroyed at the end of the 16th century as a result of the French wars of religion, and later became a stopping point for pilgrims to pray at on their way to Santiago de Compostela. Now, in its crypt - a remainder from the previous church--lies an exhibition about the history of Montpellier. The Hotel de Varennes in Montpellier houses sacred chapters of the baroque church.

See also

• Antoine Ranc
• List of basilicas
• Maguelone Cathedral
• Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone

References

• Catholic World. Paulist Fathers. Volume 30. 1880.
• Condé Nast Traveller. "Montpellier Guide". CondéNet UK Ltd. http://cntraveller.com/Guides/France/Montpellier/
• Travelling Jack. Languedoc - Montpellier. 1998-2003. http://www.jack-travel.com/Langdoc_Rouss/Text/LanguedocMontepellierVisit1.htm

External links

• Montpellier (Catholic Encyclopedia) [1]
• Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Tables de Montpellier, Ancienne chapelle des Jésuites