The crown — a circular band of branches encased in a gilded golden tube — was brought back to its historic home in a ceremony presided over by the archbishop of Paris and attended by knights and dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher. (AP video shot by Marine Lesprit)
‘Crown of Thorns’ returns to Paris’ restored Notre Dame cathedral for public veneration
The crown — a circular band of branches encased in a gilded golden tube — was brought back to its historic home in a ceremony presided over by the archbishop of Paris and attended by knights and dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher. (AP video shot by Marine Lesprit)