Saint-Denis, Abbey of

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• Abbey of Saint-Denis —     Abbey of Saint Denis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Saint Denis     The Abbey of Saint Denis is situated in a small town to which it has given its name, about four miles north of Paris. St Denis (Dionysius), the first bishop of Paris… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint-Denis — Saint De·nis (săɴ də nēʹ) 1. A city of north central France, an industrial suburb of Paris. Dating from early Christian times as a place of pilgrimage, it is the site of a Benedictine abbey founded in 626. The city s 12th century Gothic cathedral …   Universalium

• SAINT-DENIS — (Heb. דיאוניזאן), a suburb N. of Paris. In 1111 King Louis VI granted the abbot of Saint Denis jurisdiction over the five Jewish families who lived there. Jews played a considerable role in the economy of the abbey and contributed toward the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Saint-Denis — French commune nomcommune=Saint Denis .| mapcaption=Paris and inner ring départements lat long=coord|48|56|10|N|2|21|53|E|region:FR type:city région=Île de France département=Seine Saint Denis ( sous préfecture )| arrondissement=Saint Denis… …   Wikipedia

• Basilique Saint-Denis — The Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Basilique de Saint Denis , or simply Basilique Saint Denis ) is the burial site of almost all the French monarchs since Clovis I (465 511). Saved and restored by the architect Viollet le Duc, the basilica is… …   Wikipedia

• The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis — Infobox Book | name = The Royal Abbey of Saint Denis author = Sumner McKnight Crosby country = United States language = English publisher = Yale University Press release date = 1987 media type = Print pages = 525 isbn = ISBN 0 300 03143 2 The… …   Wikipedia

• Kathedrale von Saint-Denis — Gotische Kathedrale von Saint Denis Mittelschiff …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rue Saint-Denis (Paris) — Paris streetbox arr num=1er, 2e streetname=Rue Saint Denis x=140 y=92 paris arr1=1er arr2=2e quarter=Saint Germain l Auxerrois, Halles, Bonne Nouvelle begins=Avenue Victoria ends=Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle length=1334 m of which 30 m between… …   Wikipedia

• Life of Saint Denis (Bibliothèque Nationale, MS fr. 2090-2092) — Bibliothèque Nationale, MS fr. 2090 2092 is an illuminated manuscript of The Life of Saint Denis , a hagiographical account of the life and martyrdom of Saint Denis, the first Bishop of Paris. The manuscript was produced in Paris and was begun at …   Wikipedia

• Louis (Abbot of Saint-Denis) — Louis (circa 800 ndash; 867) was the illegitimate son of Rotrude, daughter of Charlemagne, and Rorgon I of Maine. He was elevated, with Lupus Servatus, to the Abbey of Saint Pierre of Ferrières in the Gâtinais. He became an abbot in 838 and Abbot …   Wikipedia