Notre-Dame: Crown of Thorns returns to cathedral after reopening

The relic, believed by some to be worn by Jesus Christ, was rescued from the devastating fire in 2019.

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The Crown of Thorns - comprising a circle of rushes encased in a crystal and gold tube - was brought back to the newly restored cathedral in a ceremony overseen by the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich.

The crown was acquired by King Louis IX of France in Constantinople in 1239 for 135,000 livres - nearly half France's annual expenditure at the time.

Initially kept at the Sainte-Chapelle, it was moved to Notre-Dame's treasury in 1806 where it remained until the fire which ripped through the 850-year-old building.

Firefighters and police officers formed a human chain to rescue the relic and other historic artefacts in the cathedral.

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