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| | The 1997 Fire |
 | | The fire began in either the Dome of the Chapel, which was currently undergoing renovation for the upcoming public exhibitions, or in the west wing of the Royal Palace, which immediately adjoins the back area of the Chapel. |
 | | In either case, the fire quickly spread to the Guarini Chapel, situated between the Cathedral and the Palace, and engulfed it in flames. |
 | | This serious episode has happened during the time in which our Church is preparing, in the anticipation of the Great Jubilee of the Third Millenium, for the solemn ostension of the Sindon, in the month of April 1998. |
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