Claim: The monastery church of Montauriol, which became the Cathedral, had been dedicated to Saints Martin and Theodore; and was pillaged and burnt by the Protestants (Christian body that separated from the Church of Rome) on December 20, 1561.
Evidence: The monastery church of Montauriol, which became the Cathedral, had been dedicated to Saints Martin and Theodore. It was pillaged and burnt by the Protestants on 20 December 1561. It originated with the 16th-century Reformation, a movement against what its followers perceived to be errors in the Catholic Church. Protestants reject the Roman Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy and sacraments, but disagree among themselves regarding the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and matters of church polity and apostolic succession.