 The church houses an unusual wooden statue of a pregnant Virgin Mary, a depiction considered controversial in traditional Catholic iconography.The Château de Quéribus, which lies south-east of Cucugnan, is a notable "monument historique" and it is sometimes regarded as the last stronghold of the followers of the Cathar faith after their defeat at Montségur in 1244.Marketed by the modern tourist industry as a "Cathar castle", Quéribus was originally built to defend the border between France and Aragon.