Crowd sang ‘Ave Maria’ in the streets of Paris as Notre-Dame Cathedral burned

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  • April 16, 2019

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As crowds in Paris helplessly watched the Notre-Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames on Monday night, they joined together in song.

While a beloved piece of the world’s history burned before their eyes, a group of onlookers gathered together to pray the Rosary and sing powerful hymns.

Ignacio Gil‏, a French correspondent for the Spanish paper El Mundo, captured stunning footage of a group singing “Ave Maria” while gazing at the burning cathedral in the distance.

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Crowd sang ‘Ave Maria’ in the streets of Paris as Notre-Dame Cathedral burned