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Historical Archive: Notre-Dame de Valère, fortified basilica, interior Sion (Sitten), canton of Valais, Switzerland This structure also has its own exterior page. lower choir walls c.1100-30; transept vaults, east piers and capitals c.1140-60 upper levels and vault of chevet early thirteenth century; nave and aisle vaults, rood screen (jubé) c.1225-30 paintings of choir, Chapel of Rarogne (Raron), wings of organ: Pierre Maggenberg and Etienne de Montbéliard c.1434-37 Crucifix/Mary/John above rood screen 1526 building restored 1896-1903 apse paintings rediscovered 1877, heavily restored 1898-99 by Christian Schmidt, restored again 1987-95 nave to east nave to northeast with rood screen (jubé) nave to west west nave floor with outcropping of living rock nave to west organ, 1433-37 (oldest surviving playable organ), restored 1954 upper nave to northwest walkway across upper nave for watchmen on exterior fortifications upper north door to exterior fortifications and walkway to upper south door nave south elevation with upper south door upper rood screen with nave/choir clerestory nave clerestory capital of nave pier capital of nave pier north aisle south aisle south aisle with 1450 altar of St. Sebastian and early 18th c. stucco retable altar of St. Sebastian, 1450; Visitation, early 18th c. altar of St. Sebastian, 1450 pier and back of altar of St. Sebastian pier backing altar of St. Sebastian Chapel of Rarogne, 1434-37, south aisle Chapel of Rarogne: donor Guillaume III de Rarogne presented by St. Sebastian Chapel of Rarogne: torture of St. Sebastian Chapel of Rarogne: fictive tomb, Guillaume dressed as dean Guillaume III de Rarogne (Bishop Guillaume VI of Sion), effigy 1451 Guillaume III de Rarogne dressed as bishop, effigy 1451 rood screen to southeast top of rood screen to south top of rood screen to southwest, backs of John and Mary top of rood screen to southwest, back of St. John apse and south transept gallery (altar of the Eucharist, 1651) from top of rood screen apse: high altar with 15th c. marble Virgin and Child apse: registers with angels (vault), saints, Old Testament prophets and kings, apostles apse vault apse vault: angels with instruments of the Passion apse: registers with angels (vault), saints, Old Testament prophets and kings apse clerestory with SS. Catherine (cut off), John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, ecclesiastical saint, unidentified saint apse: apostles, fictive textile hangings apse: apostles with Credo texts apse: apostles, fictive textile hangings apse: Peter, Andrew, James the Greater, John the Evangelist, Thomas apse: Thomas, Man of Sorrows, James the Less, Philip apse: Simon, Jude, Matthias; niche for lavabo apse: SS. Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew with Credo texts apse: donor image with hagioscope apse: SS. Catherine and Théodule of Valais present donors Rodolphe Asperlin and Francisquina de Rarogne to the Virgin (Woman clothed with the sun) apse: high altar; marble Virgin and Child, early 15th c.; tabernacle 1533, repainted 1626 apse: back of high altar, tabernacle; steps late 14th-early 15th c. apse: lion support for steps, late 14th-early 15th c. northeast crossing pier from west capital, northeast crossing pier from northeast capital, northeast crossing pier from northwest quadruped attacked by lions, capital, northeast crossing pier capital, northwest crossing pier from northeast eagles, capital, northwest crossing pier figure exposing legs? capital, northwest crossing pier dragon biting man, capital, northwest crossing pier capital, southwest crossing pier from northeast capital, southwest crossing pier from northwest crossing pier capital, prob. SE pier crossing pier capital, prob. SE pier Chapelle Molitor, north transept arm, to east/southeast. Altar of St. Charlemagne, retable Hans Ludolff 1655. Through grille Chapel of St. Catherine. Chapelle Molitor, north transept arm, barrier to crossing and view into crossing and choir. Painting c.1470. Chapelle Molitor, north transept arm. Wall painting c.1470. Chapelle Molitor, north wall. Left: canon Georges Molitor (d.1472) with pleurants; right: St. Claudius (?) presents Molitor, c.1470 canon Georges Molitor on his deathbed, c.1470. Chapelle Molitor, north wall. canon Georges Molitor on his deathbed, c.1470. Chapelle Molitor, north wall.