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Denis of France 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 relics of St-Denis, which had been transferred to the parish church of the town in 1795, were brought back again to the abbey in 1819. [6] In the 12th century, the Abbot Suger rebuilt portions of the abbey church using innovative structural and decorative features. In doing so, he is said to have created the first truly Gothic building. [7]
In the 3rd century, according to legend, Christianity was brought to the town by St Denis, and his companions Rusticus and Eleuthere. [citation needed] In about 250 he and two companions were said to have been arrested and decapitated on the hill of Mons Mercurius thereafter known as Mons Martyrum (Martyrs' Hill, or Montmartre).
Saint Jonas (Yon), a companion or disciple of St Dionysius of Paris in France, he was martyred there (3rd century) [14] [note 8] Saint Sanctinus, by tradition the first Bishop of Meaux and a disciple of St Denis of Paris (c. 300) [14] [note 9] Saint Florentius, founder of the monastery of Saint-Florent-le-Vieux (5th century) [14] [15] [note 10]
This is a list of abbots and grand priors of the Basilica of Saint-Denis. This list is drawn mostly from Félicie d'Ayzac , Histoire de Saint-Denys (Paris, 1861), Vol. 1, pp. cxxiii–cxxxi. Abbots
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