Messieurs et Chapitre - The History of the Chapter

The College of Canons, the Chapter of Notre-Dame, is today the heir of twelve centuries of illustrious history.

In the Catholic tradition, a chapter of canons is a college of clergy called canons, attached to a cathedral or collegiate church.

The chapter performs the most solemn liturgical functions in its church, in addition to duties entrusted by the diocesan bishop.

The themes covered in this guide are as follows:

1.The Carolingian Chapter
2.The Medieval Chapter
3.The Chapter of the Ancien Régime
4.The Concordat Chapter
5.Transformations of the late 20th century
6.The capitular crosses of Notre-Dame.

Whether you are a pilgrim or a visitor, this guide to Notre-Dame, elaborated before the fire of 2019, will allow you to rediscover the Cathedral as it was before.

Written by the former Rector Archpriest of the Cathedral, Monsignor Jacques Perrier, this booklet is enriched with magnificent photos.

It provides a well-documented approach to Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris.

The first part will inform you about the main landmarks of the Cathedral from a historical perspective, including different phases of its construction.

It includes explanations and details about:

-The rose windows and stained glass of Notre Dame
-The Transept
-The Choir
-The Treasury of Notre Dame
-The Ambulatory
-The Organ
-The Crown of Thorns
-It also includes a section about the facade and the parvis of Notre Dame de Paris.

About the book

✔Publication date: 2012
✔Softcover: 23 x 16cm, 26 pages.
✔Made and printed in France
✔Exclusive to Notre Dame de Paris
✔Available in multiple languages.