What two relics are kept at the Cathedral of Notre Dame?
What two relics are kept at the Cathedral of Notre Dame? The “relics of the Passion” are objects presumed to have been used in the crucifixion of Christ. Notre-Dame Cathedral houses the crown of thorns, a piece of the cross and a nail.
Where is Jesus crown of thorns kept?
The crown of thorns, a relic of Our Lord Jesus Christ, consists of a circumference of intertwined branches or reeds and is preserved in the cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, in a glass tube, without the thorns that accompanied it.
What extremely famous relic was saved from the Notre Dame Cathedral?
Among the most treasured artifacts that were saved include the Holy Crown of Thorns, a wreath of thorns believed to have been placed on Jesus Christ's head during his crucifixion, and the tunic of St. Louis, believed to have belonged to Louis IX, who was king of France from 1226-1270.