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Dionysius of Paris

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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/>
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