\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri105 \f1 \b Saint-Sernin in Toulouse\par
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\b0 Its length (115 m / 377 ft), the height of its nave (21 m / 69 ft), its five-stor
y bell tower, and its \i Miegeville\i0 portal with fine sculptures make the basilica of Saint-Sernin in \b \ATXul1024 \cf4 \ATXht256 Toulouse\b0 \ATXul0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , built between the eleventh and fourteenth century, one of the largest and most beauti
ful churches of pilgrimage in France. The faithful flocked there to venerate the relics of St Sernin, apostle of the Languedoc and bishop of the city who was martyred in 250. The building was also an essential halt on the way to Santiago de Compostela, w
here the crowd of pilgrims could gather and walk through the nave, transept, and vast chancel, surrounded by an ambulatory opening onto five chapels.\par
