of Canterbury Cathedral. Sens experienced troublesome times during the Wars of Religion. In 1562, 100 of the town’s Huguenot population were killed in the Massacre of Sens. The city declined after Paris was elevated to archdiocese in 1622. Since 2002, Sens remains an archbishopric (though the incumbent resides in Auxerre since 1929?) but with no metropolitical function (no pallium or marriage appeals). Despite the creation of new regions, Sens remains subject to the Paris cour d'appel. Population Main sights The Cathedral, one of the first Gothic edifices in France Archbishops' Palace Church of St. Maurice Church of St. Pierre le Rond House of Abraham Museum Serres municipales de Sens, municipal greenhouses Notable people Samo (ca.600–ca.658), Frankish merchant and later king (rex) of the 7th century Slavic state known as Samo's Empire Aprus of Sens, 7thC French priest and hermit. Thomas Becket (ca.1119 – 1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, he took refuge in Sens in 1164, where Pope Alexander III was sheltered; venerated as a saint. William of Sens (died 1180) 12thC French master mason and architect Samson ben Abraham of Sens (ca.1150 – ca.1230) rabbi and notable Tosafist. Joseph ben Nathan Official, 13thC French-Jewish controversialist, probably lived in Sens. Jacques Almain (d. 1515), theologian at Collège de Navarre, defended conciliarism Jacques-François Courtin (1672–1752) a French Dutch Golden Age painter Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde de Chambonas (1750–1830), mayor of Sens, brigadier general and French foreign minister at the beginning of the French Revolution. Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769–1834) diplomat, close relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte. Louis Jacques Thénard (1777–1857), French chemist, educated at the academy of Sens. Édouard Charton (1807–1890), an eminent French literary figure. Adolphe Vuitry (1813–1885) lawyer, economist and politician; governor of the Banque de France, 1863/1864 Charles Levert (1825–1899), French public servant and politician Maurice Prou (1861–1930) archivist, paleographer, numismatist and historian. Étienne Mimard (1862–1944), French arms manufacturer Augusta Hure (1870-1953) the first woman appointed as museum curator in France Saturnin Fabre (1884–1961), French film actor. Sport Guy Chevalier (1910–1949) field hockey player, competed in the 1928, 1936 & 1948 Summer Olympics. Bacary Sagna (born 1983), footballer with 439 club caps and 65 for France. Florian Fritz (born 1984) former rugby union player with over 400 club caps and 34 for France. Clément Chantôme (born 1987), footballer with about 300 club caps Chris Malonga (born 1987), footballer with over 350 club caps and 26 for Congo