Reports say that hero priest Jean-Marc Fournier helped rescue the crown of thorns from the Notre Dame fire.
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What’s said to be the crown of thorns was housed at Notre Dame.
Hero priest Jean-Marc Fournier is credited with rushing into the burning cathedral of Notre Dame and helping save one of Christendom’s most precious relics: The crown of thorns.
It’s not the first time that Fournier has provided comfort to his city. A chaplain in Paris to the fire service, he aided victims of the 2015 terror attacks. (It’s suspected that the Notre Dame fire was an accident possibly linked to renovations underway.)
The crown is believed to contain fragments of the actual braided circle that Jesus Christ wore on his head on the way to the Crucifixion. As such, although it hasn’t been authenticated, the crown of thorns is one of Christianity’s most precious treasures. In helping save the crown, Fournier rescued what the cathedral’s website calls its “most precious and most venerated relic.”
When the orange flames licked into the sky from the beloved landmark, Jean-Marc Fournier sprang into action.
Here’s what you need to know:
Le père Fournier, aumônier des @PompiersParis, est allé avec des pompiers dans la cathédrale #NotreDame pour sauver la couronne d’épines et le Saint-Sacrement… pic.twitter.com/4IoLVdoJZW
— Etienne Loraillère ن (@Eloraillere) April 15,2019
When Jean-Marc Fournier entered the cathedral, he made a beeline for the most precious relics inside of it, including the crown of thorns, according to multiple published reports.
