But the condition of many of its other treasures — including sculptures, paintings, stained glass windows and liturgical art and relics — remained unclear, Chauvet said. The rose windowsThe cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, from whom the church takes its name, which means “Our Lady of Paris,” Heimann said. Relics of the patron saints of ParisThe spire of the cathedral, which collapsed Monday, contained the relics of St. Denis and St. Genevieve, the patron saints of Paris. Driven by revolutionary zeal, they dragged the statues into Cathedral Square and beheaded them using a guillotine in 1793. Murray said one of the greatest treasures in the cathedral was a pipe organ known as the Great Organ.

Source: Indian Express April 16, 2019 06:17 UTC