Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Albi, the capital of the department of the Tarn in France, situated 41 miles N.E. of Toulouse. It is a town of great antiquity, giving its name to the Albigenses. An archbishop has his seat there, and the cathedral, a splendid specimen of 13th century Gothic, contains the fine reliquary of St. Clair, the first bishop.