Denis of Paris

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3rd-century bishop Christian martyr bishop legendary Christian figure

Denis of Paris is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and bishop, venerated as the patron saint of Paris and traditionally regarded as one of the city’s earliest evangelizers.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	3rd-century bishop ⓘ Christian martyr ⓘ bishop ⓘ legendary Christian figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Denys of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysius of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysius the Areopagite (in medieval Western tradition, though historically distinct) NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Denys NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Montmartre NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ Île de la Cité NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Saint-Denis, near Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	3rd century ⓘ
church	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
companion	Eleutherius NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfActivity	Roman Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultCenter	Basilica of Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathCause	beheading (traditional account) ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ
deathPlace	near Paris (traditional site at Montmartre) ⓘ
feastDay	3 October (some local calendars, historical variation) ⓘ 9 October ⓘ
givenName	Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Saint ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	bishop holding his severed head (cephalophore) ⓘ depicted with companions Rusticus and Eleutherius ⓘ mitre and crozier ⓘ
influenced	Christianization of Paris region (traditional belief) ⓘ
legend	walked while carrying his severed head to the site of his burial ⓘ
majorShrine	Basilica of Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the earliest evangelizers of Paris ⓘ status as patron saint of Paris ⓘ
patronage	France (co-patron, in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ against diabolical possession ⓘ against frenzy ⓘ against headaches ⓘ against rabies ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Lutetia (ancient Paris) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
role	bishop of Paris ⓘ evangelizer of Paris ⓘ missionary ⓘ
title	Apostle of the Gauls (in tradition) ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Church Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Denys → alsoKnownAs → Denis of Paris ⓘ

Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy → hasEponymousSaint → Denis of Paris ⓘ

subject surface form: Saint-Denis-en-Lyons