Église Saint-Saturnin

The church of St. Nicholas-St. Laumer is a Romanesque church that was originally the abbey church of a monastery built in the 11th century. It is named after the founder of the abbey, Saint Laumer. Its construction began in the 11th century. The choir, transept and the first bay of the nave were built between 1138 and 1186. The church was completed in the early 13th century. The church was an important place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. It houses several relics: Saint Lubin, Saint Laumer, Saint Mary the Egyptian and a fragment of the cross of Christ.

The construction of this cathedral took a very long time, since it began in the 12th century, but was not completed until six centuries later, in the 18th century. Several campaigns of work follow one another, mixing several architectural styles.

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Trinity was built between 1932 and 1939 by the architects Charles-Henri Besnard and Paul Rouvière. Due to the Occupation, the work could only be resumed in 1946 with a third and final architect, Yves-Marie Froidevaux, who devoted himself to completing the interior decoration. The Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Trinité is considered to be a major building of sacred art in the inter-war period.