Condom Cathedral

Tradition has it that a church in homage to Saint Caprais was built at the beginning of the 5th century by Bishop Saint Dulcid who allegedly transported the relics of the martyrs there. A basilica dedicated to Saint Caprais probably existed in 580. After being cleared again in December 1561, during the Wars of Religion, the collegiate church of Saint-Caprais became a fodder store in 1791 before being reopened in 1796 and becoming the official cathedral of Agen, after the destruction of the old Saint-Étienne cathedral during the Revolution. It was elevated to the rank of a cathedral in 1802.

The Mariners Church is located in Saint-Sixte, in the region of New Aquitaine. In the 1500s, the population consisted mainly of mariners, giving the church its name. The church was built in the 16th century; then restored and enlarged in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In 1821, the mariners built a new chapel adjoining the church and dedicated it to St. Catherine. Inside, visitors can admire an ex-voto of great rarity: the model of a nineteenth century sailboat.

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.