What sets it apart is the revered painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary housed in its chapel, known as the Vilnius Madonna.

Precious ornaments, including a 14th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, are being returned to Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral as the church prepares to reopen after it was devastated by a fire in 2019.

A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as “The Virgin of Paris,” returned to Notre Dame cathedral Friday ...

Hundreds in Paris marched with candles and hymns as the Virgin Mary statue returned to Notre-Dame Cathedral, ahead of its ...