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The Holy Tunic of Christ will leave Argenteuil for an exceptional visit to the Stade de France

From Le Figaro · () French

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  • The Holy Tunic of Argenteuil will leave its basilica for a rare public display at the Stade de France.
  • The relic will be presented before Pope Leo XIV and 80,000 young people in three weeks.
  • Former rector Father Guy-Emmanuel Cariot described the tunic as something that “brings us to the heart of faith.”

The Holy Tunic of Argenteuil is set to leave the Saint-Denys Basilica in three weeks for an exceptional public display at the Stade de France.

The relic will be shown before Pope Leo XIV and 80,000 young people. The event represents a rare ostension outside the basilica, where the tunic is normally kept.

Father Guy-Emmanuel Cariot, the church’s former rector, told Le Figaro that the relic “brings us to the heart of faith.”

brings us to the heart of faith

· Guy-Emmanuel CariotThe former rector of the Saint-Denys Basilica described the significance of the relic.
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