was the oldest
parish in the town and diocese of Strasburg; the vicar of
Saint-Lawrence was the first archpriest of the diocese and at the
same time grand-penitentiary of the Cathedral. This chapel,
decayed with time, was rebuilt after the plans of master James of
Landshut, who died in 1495, and was completed in 1505; when in
the course of time it became too small for the parish, it was
transferred in 1698 into the neighbouring chapel of Saint-Martin,
which had been built in 1420 and then assumed the name of
Saint-Lawrence's chapel that it retained ever since. Among the
sepulchral monuments it contains, is seen that of Mr. de la
Batie, in his live time commander of Strasburg. In this chapel is
the entrance to the vaults, where to this day the bishops' mortal
remains are deposited.

The chapel opposite the latter, on the right side of the church,
is dedicated to saint Catharine; it was erected in the year 1331
by bishop Berthold of Bucheck who is interred in it. It was newly
arched in 1542 and formerly contained the holy tomb. The
entrances both into this and the chapel of Saint-Lawrence are
decorated with several old statues; in Saint-Catharine's chapel
is the tomb of Conrad Bock, a nobleman of Strasburg, who died in
1480; this work is remarkable for the manner in which the
numerous figures that surround the bed of the dying man, are
grouped together.

The sepulchral stones that served as flag-stones or pavement in
the interior of this large building, have long ago been removed.
Besides the sepulchral monuments and inscriptions already
mentioned we shall note the epitaphs of Erwin of Steinbach, of
Husa his wife, and of his son John, at the lower part of the
buttress in the little yard behind Saint John's chapel[1]; also
the inscription to the memory of Conrad Guertler, who bequeathed
to the chapter of the Cathedral his house, a large building in
the rue du Dome; this inscription is opposite that of Geiler of
Kaysersberg; finally, in one of the vestries is the epitaph, in
german verses, of the celebrated printer John Mentelin of
Schlestadt.

[1] _Anno domini MCCCXVI. XII Kal. Augustii obiit Domina
Husa uxor magistri Erwini. Anno domini MCCCXVIII. XVI Kal.
Februarii obiit magister Erwinus gubernator fabrice ecclessie
Argentinensis. Anno domini MCCCXXXVIII. XV Kal. Aprilis obiit
magister Johanni (sic) filius Erwini magistri operi huius
ecclesie._--There was formerly on that spot a burial ground; it
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