Église Saint-Salvy et son cloître

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History

The first mention of a chapter of clerks dates to 940. The church remains the principal religious edifice of Albi until the 13th century, but no architectural element appears to be earlier than the 11th century. Reconstruction of the collegiate church around 1070. Chevet completed towards 1100, characterized by the systematic use of the horseshoe arch. Nave and portals north and west of the 12th century. Cloister of the 13th century. Major transformations take place in the middle of the 15th century, with complete reconstruction of the choir and raising of the transept and part of the nave. The Romanesque portal is also modified at this time. In the 18th century, two Romanesque small apses receive retables. In 1720, the Renaissance high altar is demolished to allow the creation of a pseudo crypt in place of the original burial vault. A new high altar is consecrated in 1723, surmounted in 1730 by a baldachin with marble columns. Transformed into a forage store during the Revolution, the church is returned to worship in 1811. Major works in the course of the 19th century, disfiguring the edifice to the point of causing its declassification. An interior restoration in neo-gothic style begins in 1873 under the direction of the architect Bodin-Legendre, with decoration established by Nelli.