My husband and I plan to visit Paris and Notre Dame this fall and I'm wondering if visiting the Treasury in the Cathedral worthwhile. Does it contain more than priests' garments and religious plates and vessels? Thanks for any information you can give me about what is in it.
Posted by
Long Beach, Ca, usa
2151 posts
Darby,
I haven't been to the Treasury since well before the fire, but I believe, based on the current website info, that it still mainly contains vestments and religious vessels, etc. used in the liturgy. At only 12 euro entrance fee, I would personally go as long as I was at Notre Dame, to complete my visit there. Of course, being Catholic and a history major, it may be more interesting to me than to a non-Catholic. Have a wonderful visit to the cathedral! I can't wait to go back and see the restored church.
Posted by
Philadelphia
95 posts
Hi, I'm not 100% sure but I believe some relics of Christ's crucifixion may be in the Notre Dame Treasury. Although they're not specifically mentioned on the Notre Dame website (I didn't see it), I googled "Christ's Crown of Thorns" separately and the article mentions it being in the Treasury, as is part of the Cross. Awhile back, I read that it the Crown of Thorns was saved during the fire and moved. Then I read it's back in Notre Dame.
Apparently, the Louvre had a special exhibition in 2024 with the items from the Treasury. Here is the website about it.
https://www.louvre.fr/en/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/the-treasury-of-notre-dame-cathedral
Posted by
Chicagoland
668 posts
If you want to see the Crown of Thorns up close.
The Veneration of the Crown of Thorns.
I attended a service in April. It lasted approximately 2 hours.