Where is the crown of thorns after the fire?
Where is the crown of thorns after the fire? The crown was housed at Notre Dame following the French Revolution. Since April's fire, it has resided in a safe in Paris's Louvre museum.
Can I see the Crown of Thorns at the Louvre?
However, the Crown of Thorns, the tunic of Saint-Louis and the wood of the Cross will not be part of the exhibition, as the Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, where they rest in the meantime, is unable to lend them. The Louvre's petite galerie, a highly educational space, will host the hundred or so objects.
Where is Jesus crown of thorns now?
The French king Louis IX (St. Louis) took the relic to Paris about 1238 and had the Sainte-Chapelle built (1242–48) to house it. The thornless remains are kept in the treasury of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; they survived a devastating fire in April 2019 that destroyed the church's roof and spire.
Was anything saved from Notre Dame fire?
Religious relics Today, French Minister of Culture Franck Riester confirmed that some of Notre Dame's most precious relics had been saved, including the crown of thorns that Jesus is said to have worn, a wooden part of the cross on which he died, as well as the tunic of Saint Louis himself.