The Cathar Martyrs
Cathar Queribus
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Chateau Queribus
This fine
castle in the department of Aude was the last Cathar held fortress to
fall.
After
the loss of Montsegur it was the last stronghold in Cathar
hands. In 1255 a French army marched to lay siege to it but the
remaining Cathars had already fled.
It ranked as
one of the 'Five Sons of Carcassonne'
It stands
728m above sea level and forms an impressive site. It lost it's
significance after the border with Spain shifted
south.
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