Church of Notre-Dame-du-Cros in Caunes-Minervois, church located in Aude, in France

The church of Notre-Dame-du-Cros in Caunes-Minervois has a three-bay nave with two side chapels on each side and a flat chevet, built of rectangular ochre limestone blocks. The south entrance porch holds a classical portal with a Gothic niche containing a 14th-century polychrome Virgin and Child; a second porch stands on the west wall. Inside, the east wall combines pale stone and reddish marble columns around a gilded altarpiece.

The church is first documented in 1119, when Pope Gelasius II confirmed the villa and church of Cros as possessions of the abbey of Caunes, dating its construction to the early 12th century. In 1660 Jean Baux carved the entrance door; between 1681 and 1687 the main and two side altarpieces were made, followed by the two chapel altarpieces (1691–1693), the pulpit (1706) and the main altar by Étienne Cauquil (1748–1775). Sold as national property during the Revolution, it was bought back in 1797 by 300 inhabitants of Caunes. In 1997 their heirs transferred their shares to the diocese, and in 2001 Passionist fathers settled in the restored presbytery.

The church takes its name from the Virgin Mary and its location in the Cros hamlet. Visitors and locals gather here during annual celebrations and pilgrimages, using the space for reflection and community gatherings that continue local traditions reaching back centuries.

The church stands in the hamlet of Notre-Dame-du-Cros, 1.5 km northeast of Caunes-Minervois, with an active marble quarry close by. The entrance porch is on the south side, and a second porch opens on the west wall. The pilgrimage site, the Souc gorge and its stream have been protected since 1943.

The site was once known for a nearby spring that pilgrims believed had healing powers, particularly for fevers and pain. These stories of pilgrimage and spiritual healing have shaped the place's importance for visitors over centuries and remain part of local tradition today.