This is Notre-Dame de Paris's own official page on the veneration of the Holy Crown of Thorns, maintained by the cathedral that has held the relic since its acquisition by King Louis IX in 1239, including the account of its rescue during the 2019 fire and its return to the restored cathedral in 2024. As the custodian's own record it is authoritative for the relic's custody, its acquisition history and the practice of its veneration. Its limit is that it is the holding institution's own devotional and historical account, not an independent scholarly study, so a claim about the relic's authenticity as an object from the first century needs a source outside the cathedral's own custodial page.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier2
This is Notre-Dame de Paris's own official page on the veneration of the Holy Crown of Thorns, the custodian cathedral's own devotional and historical account rather than an independent scholarly study, hence the middle tier. NotesOfficial cathedral pages: acquisition by Louis IX (1239), rescue in the 2019 fire, return in 2024.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyCathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris (Archdiocese of Paris)
Custodian BasisHolding institution of the artifact: the legal custodian responsible for its conservation, its catalogue record, and its public interpretation and display.
Citation
AuthorCathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris
PublisherNotre-Dame de Paris
URLhttps://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/veneration-crown-of-thorns/
Source Typecustodian
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Associated With
This source names Louis IX of France directly: "the relic since its acquisition by King Louis IX in 1239, including the account of its rescue during the 2019 fire and its return to the restored cathedral in 2024."
Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)
This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Artifacts & Relics, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Cities, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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