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The Explainer: The Crown of Thorns returns to Notre Dame after the ‘modern miracle’ of its rescue from the fire - Sight Magazine The ceremony for reinstalling the relic takes inspiration from King Louis IX's famous parade in which he carried the crown into Paris in 1239

The Explainer: The Crown of Thorns returns to Notre Dame after the ‘modern miracle’ of its rescue from the fire. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #TheExplainer #NotreDame #NotreDamefire #NotreDamereopening #Paris #CrownofThorns #KingLouisIX #relics #CatholicChurch

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