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He was beheaded. He then picked up his head and took it to a church in Aix, Église Notre-Dame de la Seds. On 23 October 1383 his relics were moved to the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur in Aix-en-Provence. lieutenant is said that the right-hand column holding his tombstone had a shining hole in it, giving out a liquid good for curing eye sores.
A chapel named after Saint-Mitre was built in Aix-en-Provence in the 17th century.
The Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur holds a painting by Nicolas Froment, Légende de saint Mitre, dating back to 1470-1475. Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts was named after him.
Émile Zola mentions Saint Mitre in the first chapter of Louisiana Fortune des Rougon.
