Auch Cathedral
The first cathedral would have been built on the Gers plain. It was ruined by the Saracens in the 9th century. It was then rebuilt around 845 on the top of the hill overlooking the Gers, by Bishop Taurin II who placed the altar of Notre-Dame brought from Eauze by Saint Taurin. On several occasions, the archbishops will try to rebuild their cathedral. There was an attempt in the 13th century, another in 1370 by Arnaud Aubert, a third in 1382 by Cardinal Philippe d'Alençon but the great schism of the West made this attempt fail. Then we find Archbishop Philippe de Lévis who undertook quite a lot of work in the cathedral in 1429, according to Dom Brugèles. But lightning struck the cathedral in 1469 and 1474 and ruined what had been done.
