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Our Lady Of Paris
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15. Our Lady of Paris, France (522)
16. Our Lady of the Thorn, Chalons-sur-Marne, France (1400)
17. Our Lady of Constantinople, Bari, Turkey (566)
There does not seem to be a great deal of information about Our Lady of Paris; it is an ancient title, and can be traced back to the 12th Century, when the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) was begun.
During the 12th Century, an older church built by Childebert became too ruinous to be repaired, so Maurice, Bishop of Paris, decided to rebuild it and at the same time adorn Paris with a Cathedral that would outshine all those which had hitherto been built anywhere.
Plans were drawn up and work begun in 1162. By the beginning of the fourteenth century it was finished, virtually as it stands today. Sometimes during the building of the Cathedral, a statue of Our Lady was fashioned and installed in place.
To go back still further, some authorities say that veneration of the Blessed Virgin in Paris can be traced to the first apostles of the city. Since St. Paul was in Gaul (France) during his travels, it may be assumed that this veneration dates to the first century of the Christian era. And if Mary was venerated in Paris at that early date, it is possible that she was, even then, known as Our Lady of Paris. Briefly, as long as Christian minds can be remembered, Paris was consecrated to the Virgin Mary, whom the inhabitants always venerated.
La Vierge à l'Enfant, dite Notre Dame de Paris ou Vierge du pilier,
La Vierge à l'Enfant, dite Notre Dame de Paris ou Vierge du pilier, est une statue en pierre d'une taille de 1,80 mètre, représentant la Vierge à l'Enfant, sculptée au début du XIVe siècle. C'est un exemple du style de la sculpture gothique tardive. Située contre le pilier sud-est de la croisée du transept de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, elle est retrouvée intacte au milieu des gravats à la suite de l'incendie d'avril 2019. Installée un temps à l'église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, elle est réinstallée à son emplacement initial après la reconstruction de la cathédrale. Une réplique de la statue se trouve sur le parvis Notre-Dame.
La statue Notre-Dame de Paris est réalisée au XIVe siècle. Elle est initialement placée dans la chapelle Saint-Aignan, dans le cloître Notre-Dame.
Installation à la cathédrale Notre-Dame
Pendant la Révolution, de nombreuses statues de la façade occidentale de la cathédrale Notre-Dame sont détruites, notamment en 1793 la statue de la Vierge du XIIIe siècle qui se trouvait sur le pilier-trumeau du portail de la Vierge. Sous la Seconde Restauration, en 1818, elle est remplacée par la statue Notre-Dame de Paris, avec son chapiteau, en provenance de la chapelle Saint-Aignan.
Elle y reste de 1818 à 1855[2], jusqu'à la restauration de la cathédrale par Eugène Viollet-le-Duc qui la déplace à l'intérieur de l'église, contre le pilier sud-est de la croisée du transept.
Notre-Dame de Paris (statue) — Wikipédia
February 15: Our Lady of Paris, France (522)
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There does not seem to be a great deal of information about Our Lady of Paris; it is an ancient title, and can be traced well back before the 12th Century, when the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) was begun. Some authorities say that veneration of the Blessed Virgin in Paris can be traced to the first apostles of the city. Since Saint Paul was in Gaul (France) during his travels, it may be assumed that this veneration dates to the first century of the Christian era. And if Mary was venerated in Paris at that early date, it is possible that she was, even then, known as Our Lady of Paris. Briefly, as long as Christian minds can be remembered, Paris was consecrated to the Virgin Mary, whom the inhabitants always venerated.
It is known that Our Lady of Paris was a church first built by King Childebert in the year 522. About the year 1257, the King Saint Louis IX assisted in the construction of a larger church carried on in the same place, on the foundations which King Philip Augustus had laid in the year 1191. The older church built by King Childebert, which had been dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, had became too ruinous to be repaired, so Maurice, Bishop of Paris, decided to rebuild it and at the same time adorn Paris with a Cathedral that would outshine all those which had hitherto been built anywhere.
Plans were drawn up during the reign of King Louis VII, and work had actually begun on Notre Dame de Paris, Notre Dame Cathedral, in 1162. The cornerstone was laid in the presence of Pope Alexander III. Notre Dame is a huge Gothic cathedral on the Ile de la Cite, with beautiful flying buttresses to support the tremendous height of the walls, and are adorned with stylish gargoyles. It is home to a reliquary which contains Christ’s Crown of Thorn. By the beginning of the fourteenth century, perhaps 1345, the cathedral was finished, virtually as it stands today. Some time during the building of the Cathedral, a statue of Our Lady was fashioned and installed in place.
As was typical, the cathedral was desecrated during the French Revolution, and many of the religious artifacts were lost to future generations, although the incredible stain glass windows were not destroyed, including the spectacular “rose window” that can still be seen today.
*from The Woman in Orbit and other sources