From the middle of the 14th century until the French Revolution (1789), Montpellier was part of the province of Languedoc.

Renaissance

In the 14th century, Pope Urban VIII gave Montpellier a new monastery dedicated to Saint Peter, noteworthy for the very unusual porch of its chapel, supported by two high, somewhat rocket-like towers. With its importance steadily increasing, the city finally gained a bishop, who moved

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