Introduction to Sainte-Cécile Church: Saint-Cécile Church (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d’Albi) is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Albi and the most important religious building in Albi.
The Church of St. Cecil was originally built in the 4th century. It was destroyed by fire in 666 and restored in 920. In the 13th century, Albi accepted the "Catherine" sect that was regarded as alien by the Roman Church (they declared and corrupted Rome The Holy See broke up, and the sect regarded material things as sins, thoroughly advocated abstinence, eating vegetables, non-violence, and simpler explanations of the Bible in local languages), which ultimately led to the Roman Catholic Church sending "crusaders" to eliminate "heresies". In the 50 years of the third century, it is said that more than one million believers were killed. Even the last believers who lived on the top of a steep mountain and announced their surrender in 1255 were burned at the stake. From then on, all the Puritans were destroyed. After the massacre, the church converted the cathedral into a Romanesque stone church from 1282 to 1480. It is 114 meters long, 35 meters wide and 40 meters high. It has a typical medieval Gothic style. Its brick-covered structure is famous in France and even in the world. Unique, its fortress-like appearance also became a symbol of the power and authority of the Christian faith.