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Basilique Sainte Aphrodise
Amazingly carved mansion near the theater
House with two caryatidesBéziers ville martyre
July 1209 22 : Taken of Béziers by the Crusaders. Massacre of the totality of the population, Cathars and disconcerted Catholics.
The tradition wants that, whereas one asked him if it was necessary to distinguish the Catholics of the Cathars, the Pope's legate answered " Kill the all, God will recognize his ". The veracity of the anecdote is very controversial, but real or it doesn't summarize the man's frame of mind that will write to the Pope well : Ours not saving the rank, nor the sex, nor age, made perish by the sword about 20.000 people and, after an enormous massacre of the enemies, the whole city has been robbed and burnt. The divine vengeance made marvel ".
