On Saturday, December 16, 2023, Mgr Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris, blessed the rooster of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. The archbishop placed within it the relics of Saint Denys, Saint Geneviève, a fragment of Christ’s crown of thorns, the names of those who contributed to the reconstruction, and an official record of the ceremony. The rooster was then lifted into the Paris sky and placed atop the spire.
The blessing took place in the presence of Mgr Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Rector-Archpriest of the Cathedral, Mr. Philippe Jost, President of the Public Institution for Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris, and Mr. Philippe Villeneuve, Chief Architect of Historic Monuments.
