The history of the foundation of the abbey is globally unknown, a mention dating back to the 9th century has been made but is unreliable. A series of conflicts over the succession marked the abbey from the 11th century onwards. Numerous pilgrimages took place from the 12th century onwards. The abbey is destroyed during the wars of religion, only the Cathedral remains today.
Cathedral grafted to the building, now in ruins, of the former abbey.
The church of Saint Francis, known as the Church of the Italians, is the former sanctuary of the first monastery of the Visitation Order of Saint Mary, founded in 1610. During the French Revolution, the church was transformed into a factory. It was returned to worship in 1923 and restored in 2003.
The church of Notre-Dame d'Aix-les-Bains, formerly the collegiate church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, is a church built in the Byzantine style at the end of the 19th century. An architectural competition was organised to design the church building and was won by Arthur Bertin. Work began in 1890 and was completed in 1892, although modifications were made up to 1905.
The Russian Church of Geneva, officially called the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, is a Russian Revival style Orthodox church built between 1863 and 1866 and enlarged in 1916. It was initially built for the small Russian diaspora.
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