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Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris in April 2024
Notre-Dame Cathedral is located in Paris
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris)
Notre-Dame Cathedral is located in France
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral (France)
Date7 December 2024; 29 days ago (2024-12-07)
VenueNotre-Dame de Paris
Location4th arrondissement of Paris, France
Participants

The reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholicism cathedral in Paris, France, took place on 7 December 2024 following completion of the restoration work five years after the fire that destroyed the cathedral's spire and roof and caused extensive damage to its interior on 15 April 2019.

The reopening ceremony was presided over by the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, in the presence of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and other dignitaries, including present and former heads of state and government.[1][2] This was followed by an inaugural mass on 8 December at which a new altar was consecrated, and a series of public services over the following days.[3][4]

Background

Main article: Notre-Dame fire

On 15 April 2019, just before 18:20 CEST, a structural fire broke out in the cathedral's roof space. By the time the fire was extinguished, the wooden spire (flèche) had collapsed, most of the wooden roof had been destroyed, and the cathedral's upper walls were severely damaged. Extensive damage to the interior was prevented by the vaulted stone ceiling, which largely contained the burning roof as it collapsed. Many works of art and religious relics were moved to safety, but others suffered smoke damage, and some of the exterior art was damaged or destroyed. The altar, two pipe organs, and three 13th-century rose windows, however, suffered little or no damage. The fire contaminated the site and nearby areas of Paris with toxic dust and lead.[5]

On 17 April 2019, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, set a five-year deadline to restore the cathedral.[6] By September 2021, donors had contributed over €840 million to the rebuilding effort.[7]

Events

7 December

The reopening ceremony at Notre-Dame de Paris on 7 December 2024.

The reopening ceremony began just after 19:00 CET with the ringing of the cathedral bells for the first time since 2019 and a ritual reopening of its main doors.[8] The Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, struck the closed door three times with his crosier, which was made from a roof beam that had survived the fire,[9] to which the cathedral choir, directed by Henri Chalet, responded by singing Psalm 121 three times. On the third time, the doors opened.[8][10][3] The choir then sang Totus Tuus by Henryk Górecki as the Archbishop and President entered the building.[11]

Following a video presentation of the fire damage and restoration, images of merci (thank you) in different languages were projected onto the facade of the cathedral as a group of 160 firefighters who had responded to the fire, as well as the artisans and craftspeople who restored the building, were applauded.[citation needed]

After a performance of Handel's Passacaglia by Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, President Macron gave an address in which he thanked those involved in the restoration.[9][12] The apostolic nuncio to France, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, then read a message from Pope Francis (who had declined an invitation to attend the ceremony)[13] in which the Pope expressed his joy at joining "in spirit and prayer" with those at the cathedral.[14][15]

This was followed by a short religious service in which Archbishop Ulrich blessed the restored organ, which was heard for the first time since 2019 with a series of responses improvised by Olivier Latry, Vincent Dubois, Thierry Escaich and Thibault Fajoles.[16] The ceremony also featured a procession of banners, prayers, additional music (including settings of the Magnificat and Te Deum sung by the choir) and a homily, in which Ulrich declared that "it is not only princes, chiefs, and notables who have their place in the Church" but that "the door is open to all", including foreigners and non-believers.[3][10][11] A new set of liturgical vestments designed by the fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac were worn for the first time at the ceremony.[17]

A live concert in the forecourt of the cathedral was also planned but, due to the anticipated effects of Storm Darragh, it was recorded a day earlier by the public broadcaster France Télévisions and aired after the service. It included performances by pianist Lang Lang, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, opera singers Pretty Yende and Julie Fuchs, and singers Angélique Kidjo and Hiba Tawaji.[18]

8 December

The inaugural mass, held on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception and Second Sunday of Advent,[19] took place at 10:30 CET and was presided over by Archbishop Ulrich, who consecrated the new high altar and placed inside it the relics of five saints.[3] President Macron and his wife, as well as other heads of state and government and senior French politicians, were also in attendance.[8]

At the Archbishop's invitation, nearly 170 bishops from France and around the world participated in the service, along with one priest from each of the 106 parishes in the Diocese of Paris, and one priest from each of the seven Eastern Catholic Churches, accompanied by parishioners from these communities.[8] Among the clergy were Cardinals Timothy M. Dolan, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi and Dominik Duka and Archbishop Eamon Martin.[20][21][22][23]

At 18:30 CET the cathedral held its first mass open to the public.[10]

Subsequent events

Special services will continue to be held from 8 to 15 December as part of an "octave of reopening", including the return of the crown of thorns on 13 December.[4] Two concerts of Johann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat will be performed on 17 and 18 December, and weekly concerts and other events will continue until June 2025.[3]

Attendees

Emmanuel Macron addressing guests, including Donald Trump, Jill Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the reopening ceremony on 7 December 2024.

Domestic

At the reopening ceremony on 7 December, President Macron was accompanied by his wife Brigitte and the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. Other politicians attending the ceremony included the outgoing Prime Minister Michel Barnier; his predecessors Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal; former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande and their respective spouses; Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella of the National Rally; François Bayrou of the Democratic Movement; and the former minister Jack Lang. The Count and Countess of Paris also attended, as did François-Henri Pinault and his wife Salma and Bernard Arnault in their capacity as major financial contributors to the restoration.[24][25][26]

International

The ceremony on 7 December was also attended by a large number of current and former heads of state and government, as well as senior officials of international organisations.[2] Other international guests included the former US Secretary of State John Kerry and the businessman Elon Musk.[10]

Countries
International organisations

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