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Notre-Dame's precious rooster statue found 'battered' in debris
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| 17/04/2019 - 10:47
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Posted on 04/17/2019 6:35:27 AM PDT by Red Badger
Edited on 04/17/2019 8:14:51 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A wrought copper statue of a rooster that sat atop Notre-Dame has been found "battered" in the debris of the Paris cathedral following its devastating fire, France's culture ministry said.
The statue is considered all the more important because it contains three holy relics -- including a fragment of the Crown of Thorns believed by Christians to have been worn by Jesus Christ during his crucifixion, placed there to protect Parisians.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: france; koranimals; notredame; paris
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To: Red Badger
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:37:46 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The sculpture of the bird -- which is an unofficial symbol of France........ Apropos..............
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:39:54 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
Battered rooster... so fried chicken later?
To: humblegunner
On Sunday, for dinner.................
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:40:55 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
What about the famous spire? Did it survive?
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:41:43 AM PDT
by
Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:42:12 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Jim 0216
No, it was wood.
But it was not the original, anyway.
The original was taken down in the 1700’s because of weather damage.
The one that burned was built in the 1800’s...............
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:44:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BenLurkin
That explains why the French are so cocky.......................
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:46:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
“Unofficial” roosters are also found on their coins.
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:49:00 AM PDT
by
Does so
(Is Central America Emptying Its Jails?)
To: humblegunner
so fried chicken later? Coq au vin, s'il vous plait.
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:52:18 AM PDT
by
pbear8
(the Lord is my light and my salvation)
To: Does so
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:52:41 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
New one needs to be built of non burning materials
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:52:42 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
To: Red Badger
including a fragment of the Crown of Thorns believed by Christians to have been worn by Jesus Christ during his crucifixionThe writer accepts as "gospel" that all Christians believe the fragment was worn by Jesus. The same type of writer that thinks all Christians believe the earth is only 6,000 years old. I know of no one that thinks pieces of the "true" cross and "true" crown of thorns have been passed around Europe for all these centuries. Nowhere in the Bible does it state that pieces were saved after the crucifixion.
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:53:46 AM PDT
by
scan59
To: hoosiermama
Steel girders covered in laminate planking that looks like real wood..................
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:54:06 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: scan59
These ‘relics’ were mostly sold to uneducated pilgrims by unscrupulous vendors during the Middle Ages....................
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:56:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
“The sculpture of the bird — which is an unofficial symbol of France”
A chicken? It all makes sense now.
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:57:20 AM PDT
by
bk1000
(I stand with Trump)
To: Jim 0216
I watched it tumble.
IIRC, it was an addition and not part of the original plans.
Not sure if I would even put it back if that is indeed the case.
To: hoosiermama
“New one needs to be built of non burning materials”
The way France is headed they need one that is bomb proofed.
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posted on
04/17/2019 6:57:48 AM PDT
by
alternatives?
(Why have an army if there are no borders?)
To: Red Badger
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain’t gonna die, oh
No, no, no oh, you know he ain’t gonna die
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