Notre Dame Ancient Tombs Reveal Their Secrets
In April 2019 fire ravaged through the cathedral, severely damaging it. President Emmanuel Macron promised that Notre Dame will be rebuilt and open for masses within a five-year period. | Amid the reconstruction of the badly-damaged Notre Dame cathedral, several coffins have been discovered. ● The first coffin contains the remains of Antoine de la Porte, a powerful high cleric, who died on Christmas Eve 1710 aged 83. De la Porte was a man of wealth who commissioned many artworks that are now in the Louvre, including “The mass of canon Antoine de la Porte.” Also he donated 10,000 livres for the renovation of Notre Dame's choir. Archeologists mentioned that de la Porte had “extraordinarily good teeth."