Porch

On the gate are 2 sentences :
" My home will be called House of prayers "
" Terribilis est locus iste " :This place is terrible

But they are not complete.They should be :

- My home will be called House of Prayers,but you made it a thieves den .(Matthieu 21,13)
- This place is terrible,it is God's home,the doorway to Heaven.(Genesis,28,17)
"Please,remember I don't know the exact words of the English bible,I only translate what's said in the french one."
On the porch's keystone are the arms of Pope Léon 13(elected in1878 and dead on 20 July 1903

This work finished in 1897 and it is said that it costed 3 500 000 nowadays Francs. Saunière paid for the roof,the framework and the vault.There is a secret room in the sacristy. The statues, tympanums and bas relief were constructed by Mr.Giscard from Toulouse and the stained-glass windows by Mr. Feur from Bordeaux. There was a hiding place (built in the 13^th century) under the belltower and the floor.

Inside

Statues

Way of the Cross

The Church

Vue

This church is dedicated to Mary de Magdala. It was consecrated in 1059.

Just before the door, under the Virgin's statue Father Saunière had a Visighothic pillar put. This pillar originally hold the previous altar. The cross drawn on it is called the cross of silence(la croix du silence).
What puzzled many people is that Saunière had it put the wrong way up. He had " Mission1891 " carved on it.It was the date of the end of restauration.