The rebuilding of the bell tower in 1843 was accompanied by the purchase of not just a new bell but a bourdon commissioned from the Lyons foundery of Gédéon Morel thanks to a special collection among the faithful. It was cast on February 11, 1845[37] and arrived in Marseille on September 19, 1845. It was placed in Jean-Jaurès square and blessed on Sunday October 5, 1845 by Eugène de Mazenod and baptized "Marie Joséphine".[38] The bell's godfather was André-Élisée Reynard (fr) , then mayor of Marseille (fr) , and the godmother of the wife of shipping magnate Wulfran Puget (fr) (born Canaple). Their names are engraved on the bell.[39] On October 7, the bell which weighed 8,234 kilograms (18,153 lb), was placed on a harnessed carriage of sixteen horses. It descended by Thiers Street, Leon Gambetta Alley, the Rue du Tapis-Vert (fr) , the Cours Belsunce (Fr) , Canebière, the Rue Paradis (fr) , and the Cours Pierre-Puget (fr) . Ten horses were added there to the convoy, bringing their number to twenty-six. On the 8th of October, 1845, the ascent of the bell up the hill began with the help of capstans and continued until Friday October 10, when the bell arrived at the summit. The bell was set up on Wednesday October 15.[40] It rang out its first notes on December 8, the day of Immaculate Conception.[41]
