After Andreva loses her parents to the fever in 1243, she is summoned to southern France to care for her dying grandmother and finds herself in the middle of the Albigensian crusade. Her loyalties and beliefs are challenged by those around her and especially by the Church she loves.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The Basilica of St. Sernin
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In the beginning of Shadows of Montsegur, Andreva, a seventeen year-old novice at the convent affiliated with the Basilica of St. Sernin in Toulouse, France, is summoned by her Uncle Bostel to the Ariege village of Lavelanet in southern France to care for her grandmother.
The original St. Sernin (or St. Saturnin) was built in the 4th century. The abbey no longer remains and the basilica was rebuilt between 1080 and 1120. It is now surrounded entirely by the city of Toulouse. It is the largest remaining Romanesque building in Europe, if not the world. It is now listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
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| The unique spire of St. Sernin |
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| the Ambulatory |
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| Street market |
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| Romanesque architecture |
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| St. Sernin's tomb |
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| Peter, James, and John |
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| Side entrance |
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| The crucifixion of Christ |
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| Relics |
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| Nave |
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| North Aisle |
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| Organ pipes |
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| Stairway to ambulatory |
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