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[[File:Dionysius of Paris.jpg|right|thumb|Fresco of St. Dionysius of Paris (1123 AD).]]
Our father among the saints '''Dionysius of Paris''' ({{fr icon}}: ''Denis de Paris''), also Saint '''Denis''' or '''Denys''' was the first Bishop of Paris<ref name=LATIN>''[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdoct.htm October 9 - Denis, Rusticus and Eleutherius].'' Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.</ref> who was martyred in the third century in connection with the [[w:Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire#Under_Valerian|Valerian persection]] of Christians in A.D. 258,<ref name=OCA>''[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=102915 Hieromartyr Dionysius of Paris, Bishop].'' OCA - Feasts and Saints.</ref><ref group="note">There are three different dates given for his martyrdom: 1) ca. 250 AD in connection with the [[w:Decian persecution|Decian persection]]; 2) in 258 AD in connection with the [[w:Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire#Under_Valerian|Valerian persection]]; or 3) in 272 AD under Aurelian.</ref> together with his two companions the [[priest]] Rusticus and the [[deacon]] Eleutherius, at [[w:Montmartre|Montmartre]] (Hill of the Martyrs), Paris, France.<ref name=OCA/>
A later legend claims that after he was beheaded, Denis is said to have picked up his head and walked ten kilometres (six miles), from Montmartre to his burial place at Vicus Catulliacus, now known as the commune of [[w:Saint-Denis|St Denis]], preaching a sermon the entire way, making him one of many [[w:Cephalophore|cephalophores]] in [[Hagiography|hagiology]]. The [[w:Basilica of St Denis|Abbey of Saint-Denis]], where French kings were interred, was built on the site of their martyrdom.<ref name=OCA/> He is venerated as patron of Paris, France.
The [[w:Basilica of St Denis|Abbey of Saint-Denis]], where French kings were interred, was built on the site of their martyrdom.<ref name=OCA/> He is venerated as patron of Paris, France. St. Denis' [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[October 9]].
==Life==
==See also==
* [[Dionysius (disambiguation)]]
'''Wikipedia'''
* [[w:Basilica of St Denis|Abbey of Saint-Denis]].
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