ST. VICTOR’S GATE
From the Place Mazel to St. Victor’s Gate
(See [plan between] pp. 30 and 31)
Cross the St. Croix bridge, take the Rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, then the Rue St. Sauveur, in which is the Hospice St. Catherine.
The Hospice St. Catherine was the birthplace of Bishop St. Airy. According to tradition the Bishop, on receiving a visit from Childebert II., caused his last barrel of wine to be brought in. Giving thanks, he was miraculously able to satisfy the deep-drinking Franks for several days. (This legend is probably connected with the planting of the vineyards in the region of Verdun.)
Opposite the Church of St. Catherine is the colonaded front of the former Congrégation Notre-Dame Monastery, now a school.
Further on are the Church of St. Victor, Rustic-Gothic in style, and the Gate of the same name (photo above).
Stairs on the right of St. Victor’s Gate lead to the Citadelle Curtain 16, whence there is a fine view of the city.
THE DOORWAY OF THE CONGRÉGATION NOTRE-DAME
(63 RUE DE L’HÔTEL-DE-VILLE)