Paris cathedral fire: Jesus' Crown of Thorns and Saint Louis Robe were saved from the flames at Notre Dame

It was confirmed by the rector-archpriest of Notre Dame, Patrick Chauvet: these two religious objects survived the fire. The first of them, the relic of the Crown of Thorns, corresponds to the crown that the Roman soldiers placed Jesus of Nazareth on his head during his crucifixion to mock that he had proclaimed himself king of the Jews. rescue is the Tunic of Saint Louis, a doublet that supposedly belonged to King Luix IX (1214-1270), the last European monarch to embark on a crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. Hours after the fire broke out in Notre Dame, firefighters they came to fear that the balance of damages was of greater proportions. It was not until late at night when it was determined that the structure of the Cathedral would be able to survive this episode. The French Secretary of State for the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, was the one who confirmed this fact, thanking the firefighters for their work. limit damages. “The structure has been saved and preserved in its entirety,” said Nuñez, responsible for the firefighters working on the extinction. Instead, it has confirmed that two-thirds of the roof has been completely destroyed, including the iconic cathedral spire. However, the bad news was that one of the firefighters working to extinguish the fire has been seriously injured. : «We will all rebuild it together» The French president, Emmanuel Macron, displaced to the Cathedral, assured that «it is our history and it is burning. But I want to have a word of hope with you: we will all rebuild it together. “” We have avoided the worst, although the fight against the fire is not over yet, “said Macron.In relation to the causes of the fire, in principle an investigation has been opened based on the hypothesis of “involuntary destruction”. Of course, this possibility that the fire occurred accidentally “draws the attention of researchers”, who will try to discern the causes of the tragedy, sources close to it have pointed out.