A Paris city hall spokesperson says the cathedrals most significant treasures were saved including what Notre Dame calls its most precious and venerated relic.
Relics of St Nicholas has been venerated in church since at least 11 century and its popularity meant that hundreds of bones, a claim to have come from the Christmas saint.
This willingness to venerate the food on our plate seems to arrive at a particular moment in human development, and it tells us much more about a society than its favourite supper dish.