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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 .
Another fair, known as "de Saint-Denis", was held near the Pas-de-La-Chapelle [note 5] church in October, on the anniversary of the saint's death. [41] However, the abbots of Saint-Denis succeeded in obtaining a ruling from Pepin le Bref in 759 in favor of transferring the fair to a purpose-built stone hall within the city walls of Saint-Denis ...
RER B at La Plaine - Stade de France Street view of Saint-Denis along Île-de-France tramway Line 1. Saint-Denis is served by Metro, RER, tram, and Transilien connections. The Saint-Denis rail station, built in 1846, was formerly the only one in Saint-Denis, but today serves as an interchange station for the Transilien Paris – Nord (Line H ...
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.
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 ...
Church of Saint-Jean-Bosco, Paris: 79 rue Alexandre-Dumas: Art Deco (1933–1937) Built in the 1930s in the Art Deco style, it features a soaring tower and unified Art Deco furnishings, paintings, frescos, mosaics and sculpture. [35] Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Ménilmontant: 3 place de Ménilmontant Second Empire (mix of Gothic and Romanesque ...
The Fontaine des Innocents is a monumental public fountain located on the place Joachim-du-Bellay in the Les Halles district in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally called the Fountain of the Nymphs , it was constructed between 1547 and 1550 by architect Pierre Lescot and sculptor Jean Goujon in the new style of the French ...
The street was one of the centres of the June Rebellion of 1832, immortalised in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables, and which is referred to in the book as the "Epic of the Rue Saint-Denis". [1] The street contains clothes shops, bars and restaurants, the church of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles, a bank, and the Chambre des notaires building.