This article is about the saint. For places in Paris called Saint Denis, see Saint Denis (disambiguation).
Saint
Denis of Paris
Saint Denis holding his head. Statue at the left portal of Notre Dame de Paris.
Bishop and Martyr
Born
3rd century Italia, Roman Empire
Died
c. 250, 258,[1] or 270 Mons Martis, Lutetia, Roman Gaul (modern day Paris, France)
Venerated in
Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine
Saint Denis Basilica
Feast
9 October
Attributes
A martyr carrying his severed head in his hands; a bishop's mitre; city; furnace[2]
Patronage
Paris; against frenzy, strife, headaches, hydrophobia, San Dionisio (Parañaque), possessed people
Denis of Paris 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. Some accounts placed this during Domitian's persecution and incorrectly identified StDenis of Paris with the Areopagite who was converted by Paul the Apostle and who served as the first bishop of Athens. Assuming Denis's historicity, it is now considered more likely that he suffered under the persecution of the emperor Decius shortly after AD250. [citation needed]
Denis is the most famous cephalophore in Christian history, with a popular story claiming that the decapitated bishop picked up his head and walked several miles while preaching a sermon on repentance. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of France and Paris and is accounted one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. A chapel was raised at the site of his burial by a local Christian woman; it was later expanded into an abbey and basilica, around which grew up the French city of Saint-Denis, now a suburb of Paris.
^"St. Denis and Companions". Saint of the Day. Archived from the original on 2005-04-22. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
^Jones, Terry. "Denis". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
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