Posted on 12/20/2019 1:53:03 PM PST by BenLurkin
It has decamped its rector, famed statue, liturgy and Christmas celebrations to a new temporary home pending the restoration works, just under a mile away, at another Gothic church in Paris called Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois.
And there it will remain, as works slowly progress to rebuild the cathedral after the April 15 fire destroyed its lead roof and spire and was moments away from engulfing its two stone towers.
“This is the first time since the French Revolution that there will be no midnight Mass (at Notre Dame),” cathedral rector Patrick Chauvet told The Associated Press.
Cathedral officials carefully chose Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois as the new temporary home because of its proximity to Notre Dame, just next to the Louvre, allowing ease of movement for clerics who lived near the cathedral. Also, because of its prestigious history.
It was once a royal church that boasted among its faithful French kings, in the days when they lived in the nearby Louvre Palace. The kings, Chauvet explained, would simply cross the esplanade to come and attend Mass. Since September, the church has been welcoming the cathedral’s flock each Sunday.
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I don’t get it. Why not have a small service just to keep the streak alive? A priest and the construction crew. that’s all it would take.
Put up a tent.
Was it ever revealed who set the fire?
See #3
Was it ever revealed who set the fire?
No, but it was TOTALLY NOT terrorism according to the government.
Just...stop asking questions. Does it really matter? What are you, racist? /sarc
What no room at the inn on this special night?
Hey, no price is too great to be “woke”...
Has it randomly burned down again yet?
Can’t see any reason they can’t have service in the parking lot.
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