Our Lady of Paris....
Posted on 03/26/2022 7:07:32 AM PDT by shadowlands1960
Archaeologists working to restore Paris’s fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have discovered something remarkable: previously unknown tombs hidden beneath the 850-year-old Gothic church.
Workers made the discovery while installing ground-level scaffolding to help rebuild the church’s fallen spire, according to a statement from the French Ministry of Culture. When they realized that there was something buried at the spot where the transept crosses the nave, the cathedral called in the Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research to investigate.
What they found were several tombs and a leaden sarcophagus, probably dating to the 14th century. “The floor of the transept crossing has revealed remains of remarkable scientific quality,” French culture minister Roselyne Bachelot said in a statement, according to Reuters.
The investigators also unearthed fragments of painted sculptures that were likely part of a rood screen, an ornate partition typically installed between a church’s chancel and nave. Other parts of the screen discovered during 18th-century renovations led by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc are now part of the collection of the Louvre.
In addition, the excavation uncovered a pit beneath the cathedral floor that archaeologists believe would have been dug around 1230, during construction of the cathedral.
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Has anyone ever been arrested for setting this fire?
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Our Lady of Plaster of Paris…
> Has anyone ever been arrested for setting this fire? <
Hey, it was just an accident. Paris authorities reached that conclusion ONE DAY after the fire. Those guys must be awesome investigators to reach such a definitive conclusion so soon.
Or maybe they just didn’t want to say what really happened.
Do. Not. Open. That. Sarcophagus.
The crossing of any gothic/medieval church is the center of the church. They must have been highly respected to have been buried there. In Westminster Abbey for example, many of the Tudor Kings were buried at or around the same spot. I wonder who this woman was?
“In addition, the excavation uncovered a pit beneath the cathedral floor that archaeologists believe would have been dug around 1230, during construction of the cathedral.”
Latrine.
There were only 3 of them (Tudor kings). Henry VII, VIII and Edward VI. Those three and Henry VIII’s two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth I make up the whole dynasty.
You mean Elinor’s? She’s buried next to Henry II.
Mary Magdalene?
The cause of the fire was most likely in the electric wiring connected to the bell system used by the church to announce the start of services. It was strung from the steeple and through the edge of attic, which is where the fire started. There were strict safety measures in place regarding such things, but as in all bureaucracies, not everything that was supposed to happen, did. The significant lag time between when the fire started, when it was discovered and when the fire department was contacted, is also probably a contributing factor in how quickly the blaze spread.
On the other hand, France has a problem with churches being vandalized:
No, because crimes against Christianity and humanity committed by filthy Muzloids get covered-up by their neo-communist allies.
Thanks thesearethetimes...
Oh, Gawd, they’ve found it!
That sarcophagus is Satan’s.
This explains so much.
Why not? We have war, famine is a real possibility thanks to that. Death is always around. All that's missing is pestilence and we can complete the four horsemen collection!
Faulty record keeping must have let knowledge of the tombs fall through the cracks. You’d think it would be in their archives somewhere.
The pestilence of liberalism is not missing; it is with us.
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