Avallon - St. Lazare

The former collegiate church St. Lazare in Avallon was consecrated in 1106. Over the centuries, the church changed a lot, got looted and heavily damaged during the Wars of Religion and after the French Revolution. In 1633 it partly collapsed. The carvings though heavily damaged, are very detailed. As relics of Saint Lazarus were shown here in medieval times, lots of pilgrims stopped here on their way to Vezelay. St. Lazarus was one of the very popular saints in that time. The Cathédrale Saint-Lazare in Autun, only about 80kms south, had relics of St. Lazarus as well.

A details from the side: a climbing little monkey head over heels under a corbel. He has a close relative nearby seen on the next photo..