{"id":58604,"date":"2025-12-27T13:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=58604"},"modified":"2025-12-27T13:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:25:39","slug":"iconic-notre-dames-des-champs-church-in-paris-closed-after-2-fires-in-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/iconic-notre-dames-des-champs-church-in-paris-closed-after-2-fires-in-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Notre Dames des Champs church in Paris closed after 2 fires in 48 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/notredamedeschamps.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, which arsonists set fire to the day after an electrical fire damaged the church. \/ Credit: Julien Jean Zayatz\/Shutterstock<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 \/ 18:54 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame des Champs, an iconic Catholic church in the Parisian neighborhood of Montparnasse, was targeted in an arson attack just 24 hours after an accidental fire broke out in its choir loft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the first fire, which broke out on the morning of July 23, has been attributed to a failed electrical circuit that resulted in the destruction of the church\u2019s sound system and choir organ, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/faits-divers\/paris-l-eglise-notre-dame-des-champs-dans-le-6e-arrondissement-visee-par-un-incendie-criminel-20250725\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Le Figaro report<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next day, in a side chapel dedicated to St. Joseph, vandals set fire to wood panels. A recently renovated canvas located above the wood panels sustained significant damage. A statue of St. Joseph fell and broke while firefighters put out the flames, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetablet.co.uk\/news\/paris-church-has-two-fires-in-as-many-days-one-considered-criminal\/\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u4e00\u4efd\u62a5\u544a<\/a> from the Tablet, which said there have been \u201c50 fires or attempted arson cases\u201d in French churches in the past year, compared with 38 in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No one was reported injured in either incident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis second fire caused even more damage,\u201d Father Camille Millour, the pastor, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/notredamedeschamps.fr\/\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">July 25 statement on the parish website<\/a> following the second incident, which occurred on the afternoon of July 24. Millour noted that an investigation is ongoing and thanked first responders for their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The pastor noted that he had jointly filed a joint police complaint with the City of Paris and that the archbishop of Paris had expressed his support for the parish community amid the ordeal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor reasons of the investigation and rehabilitation of the building, our church will remain closed for an indefinite period,\u201d Millour stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twice in the last 48 hours arsons have targeted the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris. The deliberate attack on Catholic places of worship in France must stop. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/orIAqa2WWr\">pic.twitter.com\/orIAqa2WWr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicSat\/status\/1948706531660239213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"drag-handle\" data-drag-handle=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jean-Pierre Lecoq, mayor of the sixth arrondissement in Paris, where the church is located, expressed concern that the church suffered two fires in 48 hours, writing in a post on X: \u201cSecond fire in less than 24 hours at Notre-Dame-des-Champs church! The investigation will determine the causes, as the occurrence of these two incidents in such a short time raises legitimate questions. In any case, the building must be secured urgently.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Deuxi\u00e8me incendie en l\u2019espace de 24 heures \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise Notre Dame des champs!<br \/>L\u2019enqu\u00eate en d\u00e9terminera les causes, la succession de ces deux sinistres \u00e0 si br\u00e8ve \u00e9ch\u00e9ance posant des questions qu\u2019il est l\u00e9gitime de se poser.<br \/>En tout cas Il faut s\u00e9curiser l\u2019\u00e9difice d\u2019urgence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Js3Phyfds\">pic.twitter.com\/8Js3Phyfds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jean-Pierre Lecoq (@jp_lecoq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jp_lecoq\/status\/1948416598986883356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"drag-handle\" data-drag-handle=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a post the morning after the first fire, but before the second, the mayor noted that he had requested an audit of the electrical networks and security system due to the failure of the fire alarm system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00c0 la suite de l\u2019incendie qui s\u2019est produit hier \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise Notre Dame des Champs, j\u2019ai demand\u00e9 \u00e0 la Directrice des Affaires Culturelles de la Mairie de Paris un audit des r\u00e9seaux \u00e9lectriques et du syst\u00e8me de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, l\u2019alarme ne s\u2019\u00e9tant pas d\u00e9clench\u00e9e! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z491POKufm\">pic.twitter.com\/Z491POKufm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jean-Pierre Lecoq (@jp_lecoq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jp_lecoq\/status\/1948321751697424533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"drag-handle\" data-drag-handle=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Millour stated that in wake of the fire, the campaign to replace the church\u2019s lights are now \u201cessential,\u201d not only for aesthetic purposes but also safety amid electrical concerns. The church had been planning to install new lights ahead of its 150th anniversary next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265619\/iconic-notre-dames-des-champs-church-in-paris-closed-after-2-fires-in-48-hours\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/265619\/iconic-notre-dames-des-champs-church-in-paris-closed-after-2-fires-in-48-hours<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris, which arsonists set fire to the day after an electrical fire damaged the church. \/ Credit: Julien Jean Zayatz\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 \/ 18:54 pm (CNA). 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