Auxerre
also known as town
Auxerre was a town on the Yonne river, home to the St. Etienne cathedral and the abbey of St. Germain. It remained open to pilgrims and refugees despite flying the black banner of the Great Death, and was the site where the Penitents performed a claimed resurrection miracle before the cathedral.
Auxerre was a town on the Yonne River, home to the St. Etienne cathedral and the abbey of St. Germain. It flew the black banner of the Great Death but remained open to pilgrims. A Penitent miracle and subsequent mob violence occurred there, and later a supernatural battle between an angel and devils raged over its fields.
Auxerre was a town on the Yonne river, home to the St. Etienne cathedral and the abbey of St. Germain. It flew the black banner of the Great Death but remained open, until a supernatural battle and a spreading black cloud left it in ruins, its cathedral bells silenced.
Events
- The Penitents performed a miracle in the square before St. Etienne cathedral, claiming to raise three dead townsfolk · revealed ch.18
- A mob formed after Delphine undid the resurrections, leading to violence and blindness among some townsfolk · revealed ch.18
- A tar-black cloud rose from the ground, spinning and spreading, blackening the sky · revealed ch.19
- Bells of the cathedral rang with great urgency, then stopped · revealed ch.19
- A battle between an angel and devils careened over the town and nearby fields · revealed ch.19
- The trio toured its ruins and found a cask of good wine among the timbers of a fallen wine shop · revealed ch.20
- The remaining Auxerrois helped hoist the wine barrel into the cart, believing the girl was blessed · revealed ch.20
- Many fleeing the town were hacked apart by something stronger than a man on the Pont Roi Louis · revealed ch.20
Status
- Flies the black banner announcing the presence of the Great Death but remains open to pilgrims, refugees, and strangers · revealed ch.18
Nothing has been revealed about Auxerre yet at this point in the book.