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Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] [b] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
A massive fire burned parts of the Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, toppling its spire as Parisians watched in shock in the streets. Here are some facts and figures about the treasured building.
The Notre Dame football team's history began when the Michigan team brought the game to Notre Dame in 1887 and played against a group of students. [310] Since then, 13 Fighting Irish teams have won consensus national championships (although the university only claims 11), [ 294 ] along with another nine teams being named national champions by ...
As 2024 wound down, the world celebrated the rebuilding of glorious Notre Dame de Paris, which a mere five and a half years before was engulfed in horrifying flames. At the reopening ceremony in ...
Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., founder. In 1839, the bishop of Vincennes, Right Rev. Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière, had contacted Rev. Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and expressed to him his concern over the lack of Catholic education in his diocese and pleaded for Moreau to send him a priest and four brothers to set up a school.
The sound of Notre-Dame's bells was the first indication to many residents that the liberation of the city was imminent. [52] In his memoirs, General Dietrich von Choltitz , the German military governor of Paris, recalled how he called his superior, General Hans Speidel , and simply held the telephone out the window. [ 53 ]
Corby also promised that "a new Notre Dame" would reopen in the fall with a new Main Building "more accommodating and grandiose". [10] Condolences started to pour into the school immediately, many of them published in subsequent issues of the student weekly magazine Scholastic.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris, lit. 'Our Lady of Paris', originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel.