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Denis of Paris (Latin: Dionysius) was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint. According to his hagiographies , he was bishop of Paris (then Lutetia ) in the third century and, together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, was martyred for his faith by decapitation .
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.
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 .
In legend, the female saint Osgyth stood up after her execution, picking up her head like Denis of Paris and other cephalophoric martyrs and walking with it in her hands to the door of a local convent before collapsing there. [13] Similarly, Valerie of Limoges carried her severed head away to her confessor, Saint Martial.
Sister Constance of St. Denis, novice (Marie-Geneviève Meunier). Born in Saint-Denis, 28 May 1765 or 1766. Sister Constance was the youngest member of the community. She was barred from making her final vows as a nun due to the revolutionary laws outlawing it, so she professed them to Mother Teresa before going to her death. [16]
Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris; Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure; Denis, Bishop of Győr (13th century), Hungarian prelate; Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary; Denis the Carthusian (1402–1471), theologian and mystic
Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint, patron saint of Paris; Denis the Carthusian (1402–1471) Brent St. Denis (born 1950), Canadian politician; Frédéric St-Denis (born 1986), Canadian hockey player; Janou Saint-Denis (1930–2000), Canadian poet and actress; Jon St. Denis (born c. 1978), a Canadian curler
Denise (Dionysia, Dionisia), Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church.They were killed in the late 5th century during the persecution of Trinitarian Christians in Proconsular Africa by the Arian Vandals, according to Victor of Vita. [1]