<P> In 1793 , during the French Revolution , the cathedral was rededicated to the Cult of Reason , and then to the Cult of the Supreme Being . During this time , many of the treasures of the cathedral were either destroyed or plundered . The 13th century spire was torn down and the statues located at the west facade were beheaded . Many of the heads were found during a 1977 excavation nearby and are on display at the Musée de Cluny . For a time the Goddess of Liberty replaced the Virgin Mary on several altars . The cathedral 's great bells managed to avoid being melted down . The cathedral came to be used as a warehouse for the storage of food . </P>
<P> In 1793 , during the French Revolution , the cathedral was rededicated to the Cult of Reason , and then to the Cult of the Supreme Being . During this time , many of the treasures of the cathedral were either destroyed or plundered . The 13th century spire was torn down and the statues located at the west facade were beheaded . Many of the heads were found during a 1977 excavation nearby and are on display at the Musée de Cluny . For a time the Goddess of Liberty replaced the Virgin Mary on several altars . The cathedral 's great bells managed to avoid being melted down . The cathedral came to be used as a warehouse for the storage of food . </P>
who is the notre dame cathedral dedicated to
who is the notre dame cathedral dedicated to
to the Cult of Reason , and then to the Cult of the Supreme Being
to the Cult of Reason , and then to the Cult of the Supreme Being