Some saw in it
“a gift from God”
,
“a sign of His presence”
.
Others were content to admire
"an exceptional cosmic phenomenon"
that they immortalized with a selfie.
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The famous green ray of Strasbourg Cathedral, which has disappeared for almost a year following renovation work on a stained glass window, will it return for the spring equinox?
Seized by the engineer-surveyor Maurice Rosart, who discovered this curious optical phenomenon in 1972, the administrative court of Strasbourg promised to render its decision before March 20.
It attracted hundreds of tourists and onlookers during the spring (March 20 or 21 at 11:38 a.m.) and autumn (September 22 or 23 at 12:24 p.m.) equinoxes.
The ray, green in color, was produced by the sun piercing the foot of Judah - not the "traitor" of the Gospel, but one of the sons of Jacob, ancestor of Christ - at the bottom of a stained glass window located in the southern triforium.
It crossed the nave and went, opposite, to strike the great Gothic pulpit...
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