 This survived in poor repair until the 19th century, when it was renovated by the local priest, Bérenger Saunière.Surviving receipts and existing account books belonging to Saunière reveal that the renovation of the church, including works on the presbytery and cemetery, cost 11,605 Francs over a ten-year period between 1887 and 1897.With inflation that figure is equivalent to approximately 30 million Francs as of 2019, or 4.5 million Euros.