Denis | saint denis
SaintDenisofParisBishopandMartyrBorn3rdcenturyADItaly,RomanEmpireDiedc.250,258,[1]or270Montmartre,Lutetia,RomanprovinceofGaul(moderndayParis,France)Venerated inRomanCatholicChurchEasternOrthodoxChurchAnglicanCommunionMajorshrineSaintDenisBasilicaFeast9OctoberAttributesChristianMartyrdom,carryinghisseveredheadinhishands;abishopsmitre;city;furnace[2]PatronageFrance;Paris;againstfrenzy,strife,headaches,hydrophobia,SanDionisio(Parañaque),possessedpeopleDeniswasa3rd-centuryChristianmartyrandsaint...
Saint Denis of Paris
Bishop and MartyrBorn3rd century ADItaly, Roman EmpireDiedc. 250, 258,[1] or 270Montmartre, Lutetia, Roman province of Gaul (modern day Paris, France)Venerated inRoman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican CommunionMajor shrineSaint Denis BasilicaFeast9 OctoberAttributesChristian Martyrdom, carrying his severed head in his hands; a bishops mitre; city; furnace[2]PatronageFrance; Paris; against frenzy, strife, headaches, hydrophobia, San Dionisio (Parañaque), possessed peopleDenis was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint. According to his hagiographies, he was bishop of Paris in the third century and, together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius, was martyred for his faith by decapitation. Some accounts placed this during Domitians persecution and identified St Denis of Paris with the Areopagite who was converted by Paul the Apostle and who served as the first bishop of Athens. Assuming Deniss historicity, it is now considered more ...