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 ...
The Associated Press 'Crown of Thorns' returns to Paris' restored Notre Dame cathedral for public veneration Posted: December 14, 2024 | Last updated: December 14, 2024 The crown — a circular ...
An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s Crown of Thorns was returned to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in a ceremony five years after it was saved along with other relics ...
PARIS (AP) — An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after it was saved from the ...