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"A symbol of France": why they miss Notre-Dame

2020-04-15T04:13:19.030Z


TESTIMONIALS - An organist from Notre-Dame, an entrepreneur working on the site, an employee of the diocese, an architect, Catholics in Paris and elsewhere ... These laymen tell "their" cathedral, that of before fire and that of today.


Like some big dates, April 15, 2019 will remain etched in the collective memory. " Holy Monday! We are preparing to go the next day to celebrate chrism mass in our cathedral in Bourges, built on the same level as Notre-Dame, ”recalls Marie-France, a practicing and committed Berrichonne Catholic. " And here we are alerted by someone who has watched the news: Notre-Dame is on fire!" The emotion is immense. “Walking through the streets of Paris, Amélie, a young professional, is caught up in the images broadcast on the television of a bar. Jean, a friend of hers, sees social media messages on his way home from work. Rémi, an architect specializing in historic monuments, is warned by one of his roommates and rushes to Montmartre to see the fire from above.

Read also: Notre-Dame de Paris: the film of the evening and the night of the fire

Yves Castagnet and Hubert Gossot did not need to be notified of the fire. The first, choir organist of Notre-Dame since

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Source: lefigaro

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