▁dep ict ing ▁Saint ▁E lo i . ▁In ▁the ▁centre ▁is ▁a ▁third ▁pl aster ▁statue ▁representing ▁Notre - D ame ▁des ▁Sept - D ou le urs , ▁ ▁this ▁set ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁wooden ▁alt arp ie ce . ▁This ▁also ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁has ▁in ▁fact ▁▁ 2 2 ▁alt ars , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁serves ▁the ▁seven ▁par ishes ▁of ▁M ini hy , ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁far ▁higher , ▁and ▁an ▁excess ▁of ▁alt ars ▁and ▁stat ues ▁was ▁making ▁it ▁difficult ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁navigate ▁freely ▁around ▁the ▁nave , ▁amb ul atory ▁and ▁cho ir . ▁Bishop ▁Jean - Louis ▁G ou y on ▁de ▁Va ud ur and ▁issued ▁an ▁ed ict ▁which ▁had ▁ 1 4 ▁alt ars ▁removed ▁and ▁forb ade ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁many ▁stat ues ▁removed . ▁The ▁content ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁alt ars ▁retained ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁plain ▁stone ▁alt ars . ▁ ▁The ▁" Icon e ▁de ▁Marie " ▁alt ar ▁( 1 3 ) ▁ ▁This ▁alt ar ▁made ▁of ▁var n ished ▁wood ▁is ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁A . B izard ▁and ▁dates ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁icon ▁on ▁display ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary . ▁ ▁Window ▁" La ▁Vier ge ▁à ▁l ' off ran de " ▁(