Where is the original crown of thorns kept?
Where is the original crown of thorns kept? 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.
What Church holds the crown of thorns?
The relics of the Passion presented at Notre-Dame de Paris include a piece of the Cross along with the Holy Crown of Thorns, and of all the relics at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, the Crown of Thorns is without a doubt the most precious and the most revered.
Where is the real crown of thorns kept?
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.