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AD Classics: Royal Basilica of Saint-Denis / Abbot Suger 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 93200 Saint-Denis

Completed in 1135 in Saint-Denis, France. The origin of Gothic architecture, a style which defined Europe in the later Middle Ages, can be traced to a single abbey church in the northern...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is the earliest known example of Gothic architecture; it inspired religious structures through the Middle Ages.

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is the earliest known example of Gothic architecture and provided a model for ecclesiastical structures throughout the Middle Ages.

Allegedly first bishop of Paris, a martyr and a patron saint of France, St. Denis was beheaded on Montmarte and his corpse took his head to the northeast of Paris where the Benedictine abbey of St. Denis was founded.

Saint Denis, allegedly first bishop of Paris, a martyr and a patron saint of France. Saint Denis is also venerated as one of the 14 Holy Helpers, an assemblage of saints who were especially popular in the Middle Ages for their powers of intercession.

Basilica of Saint-Denis and the Medieval Miracle, Insights into the Cathedral Builders

Lately I’ve been re-reading The Cathedral Builders, written by Jean Gimpel, a man of diverse interests born in Paris in 1918. During World War II he was…

Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris

We take a look at what to see and do in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris and home to a stunning Basilica, the last resting place of French Kings and Queens.

Mary Head
Mary Head saved to Paris