CÆSAR'S TOWER SEEN FROM ST.-QUIRIACE
Saint-Quiriace Church
(historical monument)
ST.-QUIRIACE SEEN FROM CÆSAR'S TOWER
A pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Isis existed in early times on the site of this church. It gave place in the third century to a wooden chapel, which in its turn was succeeded by the present building, erected in 1160 by Count Henri-le-Libéral.
Saint-Quiriace, a converted Jew, who became Bishop of Jerusalem in the fourth century, indicated to Saint Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, the spot where the three crosses of Calvary had been hidden. He suffered martyrdom in 363, and the basilica which crowns the upper town was built to receive the saint's skull.
THE CHOIR OF ST.-QUIRIACE SEEN FROM THE TRANSEPT