The cardinal Pierre de Luxembourg had expressed the desire to be buried in the paupers' cemetery, known as Saint-Michel, or cemetery of Saint Michael. Clément VII and Marie de Blois, the Countess of Provence, had a small chapel built of wood erected over his tomb. However, Charles VI, who was related to the Luxembourg family, decided to build a church starting in 1389, which he gave to the Célestins order, to house the relics of his illustrious relative12.
Detailed articles: Church of the Célestins and Marie Robine.
Crowds of pilgrims came to venerate the relics and the area became known as the "place of the Holy Body'. A door, known as the Pont-Fract was opened in the old 13th-century ramparts to access the cemetery. This gate was enlarged by the Town Council in 1738 and became known as the Porte Saint-Michel. In
1674, the relics of Saint Bénézet were removed from the chapel on the bridge, which was falling into a state of disrepair. The relics were transferred to the Church of the Célestins. This caused a change in the name of the area, which now came to be called the place of the Holy Bodies, as it is known today, 'Place des Corps-Saints".
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