The costly marble High Altar was erected in 1747 by Canon Godinot, who spent considerable sums in making alterations to the Cathedral, not all of which were happy. Its six chandeliers date from the consecration of Charles X. The High Altar of the rear choir dates from 1764 and came from the Church of St. Nicaise. On either side of this altar are two 14th century tumulary stones. Behind is the tomb of Cardinal de Lorraine. The small pulpit of the rear choir, the medallions of which depict the life of St. Theresa, dates from 1678. It is a gift of the widow of M. Pommery (_photo below_). Twenty-two archbishops of Rheims were buried under the choir pavement. Their tombstones were removed in 1747. The present flag-stones came from the old church of St. Nicaise. [Illustration: THE SMALL PULPIT IN THE REAR CHOIR] The archbishop's throne, by Viollet-le-Duc, was destroyed by the fire of 1914, together with the 18th century stalls. The railings (1826-1832) replaced, not very happily, an ancient stone rood-loft destroyed in 1761. =The Interior of the Southern Transept= (_See plan, p. 33, and the Exterior, p. 47_) A gap was made in the vaulting by the bombardment of April 19, 1917. The arrangement of the inner façade is similar to that of the northern transept, except that the three high bays with lancet windows, which are partially hidden in the northern transept, are here entirely visible. The stained-glass of the rose-window, destroyed by a hurricane in 1580, was replaced in 1581 by the Rheims artist Nicolas Dérodé. It represents the Eternal Father surrounded by the twelve apostles. In the Rosary Chapel is a Renaissance altar-screen (1541), attributed to the Rheims sculptor Pierre Jacques. The general scheme represents _The dead body of Christ on the knees of the Virgin_, and above, _Christ coming forth from the sepulchre_. It was a gift of Canon Paul Grandraoul, who is shown on his knees before Mary Magdalene. The Roman mosaic work in the centre of the chapel was discovered in the courtyard of the archbishop's palace in 1849. Among the most remarkable scenes are: _Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene_, attributed to Titian; _Christ with the angels_, by Thaddeo Zuccaro; _The Nativity_, attributed to Tintoret; _Manna in the Desert_, attributed to Nicolas Poussin. [Illustration: ST. REMI'S CHALICE. (_Cliché LL._)] =The Cathedral Treasure= This is kept in a sacristy built by Viollet-le-Duc, which is reached through a plain door in the southern façade of the transept. The treasure, which is very rich in precious reliquaries, chalices, and other pieces of goldsmith's work, was saved from the fire of September 19, 1914, by the Curé of the Cathedral and one of his abbés. After being temporarily placed in the house of the Cardinal, it was evacuated in 1915, at the order of the Historical Monuments Department. Among the best known of these art treasures are the Chalice of St. Remi and St. Ursula's Skiff.