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The abbey church became a cathedral on the formation of the Diocese of Saint-Denis by Pope Paul VI in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, currently (since 2009) Pascal Delannoy. Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican .
The Diocese of Saint-Denis in Île-de-France (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii in Francia; French: Diocèse de Saint-Denis-en-France) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966 by Pope Paul VI, the diocese was split off from the Archdiocese of Paris and the Diocese of Versailles.
Denis is the patron saint of France. Chartres Cathedral The 1905 French law on the separation of Church and State removed the privileged status of the state religion (Catholic Church) and of the three other state-recognised religions (Lutheranism, Calvinism, Judaism), but left to them the use without fee, and the maintenance at government ...
According to legend, around 475 Saint Genevieve purchased land and built the first chapel on the site, to hold the relics of Denis of Paris, who first established Christianity in France. The Rue de la Chapelle, where the church is located, has existed since Gallo-Roman times, running from the suburb of Saint-Denis to the center of Paris. Due to ...
Saint-Claude: Jean-Luc Garin 76 Saint-Denis: Sede vacante: 77 Saint-Dié: Sede vacante: Jean-Paul Mathieu Paul-Marie Guillaume 78 Saint-Étienne: Sylvain Bataille 79 Saint-Flour: Didier Noblot Bruno Grua 80 Séez: Bruno Feillet 81 Sens et Auxerre: Sede vacante: Yves Patenôtre (Archbishop emeritus) Georges Gilson (Archbishop emeritus) 82 ...
The Abbey of Notre Dame de Morienval (Our Lady of Morienval) or the Church of St. Denis (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Morienval, Église Saint-Denis) is a former Benedictine church located in Morienval, Oise Department, northern France. Since the abolition of the nunnery in 1745, the abbey has functioned as the parish church for Morienval.
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Chapel of Saint Denis, 11 Rue Yvonne le Tac, Montmartre. The hill of Montmartre became a place of popular pilgrimage after a chapel was erected by the people of Paris, around 475, where Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris, was martyred. In the ninth century, the chapel, which had become ruined, was rebuilt.