Exploring the Ancient History of the Cathedral Unearthing the First Church and Frankish Burial Site
In the 4th and 5th centuries a 30 to 40 meter long abscidial structure was found under the area where the choir is located inside the cathedral today It is likely that this was the first church built in the area It was replaced towards the end of the 5th or beginning of the 6th century by another addition In the 530s members of the wealthy Frankish royal family were buried in this structure Above this building towards the second half of the 6th century there was another building with an amben the Lectern This church remained in use until around 800 and was developed in a westerly direction apart from all these finds a Baptist street dating to the 6th century was found outside the church to the west
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