Apt

Apt lies in the valley of the Calavon, beneath the hills of Provence. Its cathedral preserved relics venerated as those of Saint Anne, making the bishop's town a destination for pilgrims. In 1660 Anne of Austria came to give thanks to her patron saint for the birth of a son, the future Louis XIV. Her visit helped renew work on a chapel dedicated to Saint Anne, begun in 1643 but delayed by lack of funds.