Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat grew around the shrine of Saint Leonard, a hermit remembered as a patron of prisoners. His relics drew pilgrims to the Romanesque collegiate church, with its broad choir and ring of chapels. The town became a stopping place on the road from Vézelay towards Santiago de Compostela. Inside the church a carefully secured medieval reliquary cupboard reflects the value placed upon the sacred remains entrusted to it.