The Headless Saint - St. Denis, Martyr

He Lost his Head, yet continued to spread the Gospel... The Headless Saint - St. Denis, Martyr

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Denis (or Dionysius as he is also called) is the most famous of the three. Born and raised in Italy, he was sent as a missionary to Gaul (now France) circa 250 A.D. by Pope St. Clement along with five other bishops.

Denis made his base of missionary activity an island in the Seine near the city of Lutetia Parisorium -- what would become Paris. For this reason he is know as the first bishop of Paris and the Apostle of France. There he was captured by the Parisians along with Rusticus and Eleutherius. Later writers have referred to these as Denis' priest and deacon, or his deacon and subdeacon, but we have no further information on them.

After a long imprisonment and several aborted executions, the three martyrs were beheaded with a sword and their bodies were thrown into the river. Denis' body was retrieved from the Seine by his converts and buried. The chapel that was built over his tomb grew into the abbey of Saint-Denis.

His feast day is Oct. 9th and is Patron Saint of France.

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=42

https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/october-9-st-denis-and-companions/

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04012c.htm

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Denis

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