Notre Dame Aflame: Devastation in a Symbol of Christianity

the roof in the Paris cathedral, Unesco monument 
Where was announcend the Third Crusade. President Macron upset. 
It’s the second church on the capital  in a month only

___di  Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio  ___

The roof of the central ship completely collapsed. One of the typical spiers that gave the marked Gothic imprint collapsed in turn. It is not just fire that developed in the late afternoon in the symbols of Christianity in Europe and the whole world. Also celebrated by the imposing musical staged and performed by Riccardo Cocciante (written by Luc Plamondon by the eponymous novel by Victor Hugo). 

It is a real devastation that is gutting the cathedral of Notre Dame with all its treasures. The firemen have confirmed that the fire is “probably” linked to the ongoing renovation. But everyone’s thoughts return to tomorrow March 17 when the door of the Church of Saint Sulpice was entirely burned by arson, following the warnings of Islamic extremists in the mosques of Christchurch in New Zealand. 

No one claimed that an attack was concealed behind the stake at the base; but the suspicion has flashed in the minds of many and is already insinuating itself on the social networks. “Notre-Dame de Paris in flames – this is the tweet of Emmanuel Macron -. Emotion of a whole nation. 

Thought for all Catholics and for all the French. Like all our compatriots, tonight I am sad to see this part of us burn ”. Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous ”. No one claimed that an attack was concealed behind the stake at the base; but the suspicion has flashed in the minds of many and is already insinuating itself on the social networks. 

“Notre-Dame de Paris in flames – this is the tweet of Emmanuel Macron -. Emotion of a whole nation. Thought for all Catholics and for all the French. Like all our compatriots, tonight I am sad to see this part of us burn ”. 

Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous ”. 

No one claimed that an attack was concealed behind the stake at the base; but the suspicion has flashed in the minds of many and is already insinuating itself on the social networks. “Notre-Dame de Paris in flames – this is the tweet of Emmanuel Macron -. Emotion of a whole nation. 

Thought for all Catholics and for all the French. Like all our compatriots, tonight I am sad to see this part of us burn ”. 

Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous ”.

… but the suspicion has flashed in the minds of many and is already insinuating itself on the social networks. 

“Notre-Dame de Paris in flames – this is the tweet of Emmanuel Macron -. Emotion of a whole nation. 

Thought for all Catholics and for all the French. Like all our compatriots, tonight I am sad to see this part of us burn ”. 

Thought for all Catholics and for all the French. Like all our compatriots, tonight I am sad to see this part of us burn ”.

 Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous ”. Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous ”. Notre-Dame de Paris en proie aux flammes. Émotion de toute une nation. Pensée pour tous les catholiques et pour tous les Français. Comme tous nos compatriotes, je suis triste ce soir de voir brûler cette part de nous ”.

Fire has spread to the left of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been ravaged by a massive blaze. Smoke is seen billowing from the left side of the 12th-century building left side of the 12th-century building from the fire. The firefighters, who are still struggling to contain the fire, said they are reluctant to call in aerial support, such as firefighting helicopters. A massive haul of water, poured on the ancient structure, might collapse the entire building. Live news here .

a minor basilica from 27 February 1805, is a historical monument of France since 1862 and a World Heritage Site. UNESCO since 1991.

On 12 October 1160 the theologian Maurice de Sully became bishop of Paris. He immediately promoted the construction of a new cathedral, resulting in that of St. Stephen in the ruins and the church of Our Lady insufficient for the growing population: the city, in fact, having become with Philip I capital of the kingdom of France , it was also an important economic and cultural center. The two churches of St. Stephen and Our Lady were demolished and the first stone laid in the presence of Pope Alexander III, who stayed in Paris from 24 March to 25 April 1163, under the reign of Louis VII the Younger.

The new building was built in Gothic style, which had already been established in France with the construction of the basilica of Saint-Denis (1136 –13th century) and the cathedrals of Sens (1135–1534), of Noyon (1145–1235) and of Laon (1155–1235). The church would have had a plan for the cathedral of Santo Stefano, with five naves without side chapels except for three radial chapels. 

The main focus of the cathedral, the extended area of ​​the cathedral, as well as the reconstruction of the bishop’s palace. The building was completed, up to the current appearance. The construction of financed both by the Church and by the crown of France and many citizens worked on the building, lending their work as blacksmiths, masons and carpenters. 

The construction of the new cathedral began under the supervision of Bishop Maurice de Sully from the choir. The structure, with five naves and a double ambulatory around the apse, was completed in 1182; on May 19 of the same year, Henri de Château-Marçay, papal legends of Pope Lucius III, consecrated the high altar, and in 1185, the patriarch of Jerusalem Heraclius of Caesarea summoned the Third Crusade.

Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio