When was bishop maurice de sully born

Before the engineering of the buttresses, the entire weight of the roof pressed outward and down on the walls and any structure that supported the walls. The flying buttresses allowed this weight to be carried by the ribs of the vault to the outside of the building to a series of counter-supports, allowing the walls of the church to be higher and thinner.

We know the buttresses were installed in the thirteenth century. But it is unclear if they were part of the initial plan of construction or were added later. These earlier buttresses were replaced by larger and stronger ones in the fourteenth century. In , Huguenots revolted and damaged some of the statues of Notre-Dame during rioting. Louis wanted to thank the Virgin Mary on behalf of himself and his kingdom for the birth of a royal heir. Consequently, on February 10, when Anne was two months pregnant, Louis made a vow of consecration of his person, his family and the country of France to Our Lady of Assumption.

The choir and ambulatory were opened up and tombs were removed from the Nave. The south Rose Window was restored. In the eighteenth century, the stained glass was restored near the White Windows. During the revolutionary period, Notre-Dame and other religious landed holdings were made public property and many of the treasures of the cathedral were purloined or demolished. The Arrow spire was disassembled, the twenty-eight biblical statues in the Gallery of Kings were beheaded along with all the statues of the portals with the exception of the Virgin in the pier of the Cloisters portal.

The bells survived the revolution but the building itself was used as a food storage warehouse and for other non-religious purposes. After the Napoleonic Wars, the cathedral was in a disgraceful state of disrepair. Napoleon had restored the cathedral to the Catholic Church. The writer Victor Hugo, one of the most respected poets and authors of the Romantic era, greatly admired the cathedral.

The popularity and success of the novel prompted the government of King Louis-Philippe I to decree additional restoration of the cathedral and the construction of a new sacristy. In , Lassus died and Viollet-le-Duc remained in charge of the entire project.

A great deal of major restoration was accomplished. The Arrow was reconstructed and restitution of the sculptures was made with the help of fifteen sculptors.

The new sacristy was erected. New glazing was done on the windows. The central portal was restored to its prior state. Murals were painted in the side chapels and the great organ was completely overhauled. The work was declared completed and dedicated on May 31, The cathedral survived intact through the two World Wars with only some damage from bullets during the liberation of Paris in In , the stained-glass windows of the nave were restored.

Renovation of the Arrow began in late and it was during this work that the fire started in April Many events of historical importance occurred in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Quickly he became a professor of theology and his preaching was eloquent. By he is Archdeacon of Paris. In , he had become Bishop and wanted to get a bigger and better church for his people. King Louis VII, for reasons of his own, decided it was a good idea. This church would come to be known as Notre Dame. Maurice passed away September 11, in Paris. More Genealogy Tools. Have you taken a DNA test?

If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. Maurice de Sully. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]. Died before 11 Sep in Paris, France. Profile last modified 18 Apr Sponsored Search.