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Basilica of St Denis
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 93200 Saint-Denis, France Phone: +33 1 48 09 83 54About
Basilica of St Denis church was an abbey church several centuries before it became a cathedral. The church is commemorated to Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris, who was beheaded at Montmartre (Martyr's Mount) and according to tradition carried that head several miles before expiring. An earlier church was dedicated to his memory and a monastery has been at this location since the 7th c...more
