Le Sueur - Tu es Petrus .wmv

The day of Napoleon’s coronation At , the pontifical cortège reached Notre-Dame. At the entrance to the archbishop’s palace (over which had been erected a reception tent for the carriages), the pope was met by the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal du Belloy. After donning the ceremonial robes and his celebrated tiara, the pope entered the cathedral to the sound of Le Sueur’s motet, Tu es Petrus, and took his seat on the throne set aside for him on the left-hand side of the choir near the high altar.
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