basilique saint deni
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Basilique Saint Deni
Helga design
The church was founded by Dagobert I
in the 7th century
Dagobert’ s tomb
The Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Basilique de Saint-Denis) is the famous burial site of the French monarchs, comparable to Westminster Abbey in
England. Almost all the kings of France were buried in the Basilica, but unlike
Westminster Abbey it was not used for coronations (a role devoted to the Cathedral of Reims).
The basilica is located in Saint Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris
Inspired by Janet Blog “Confronting Mortality at St. Denis”
http://janettravels.wordpress.com
St. Denis is the patron saint of Paris who was martyred by the Romans at Montmartre in about 250 AD. He picked up his own head and walked
the many miles to his current resting place, the spot where the church and later cathedral of St.
Denis now stands
St.Deni at Notre Dame
This small tomb is for Jean I, the posthumous heir of King Louis X who was born and ‘reigned’ for 4
days in 1316 before his death. Note the royal lion at his feet.
the Dauphin Louis-Joseph who died at age 8, was the second son, the titular Louis XVII who died after the revolution, are interred in the
crypt. This is the monument containing the heart of Louis XVII.
Gregorian music
Marie Antoinette
Saint Denis Tombs of Louis XII
AndAnne of Brittany
Here is Louis XII and his wife Anne de Bretagne, ornately wigged and
robed, in prayer atop their monument.
“But glance down and we see Louis in all his mortality, naked, without his wig, humbled”
Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici
Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici
Much of the art and gold work at the Cathedral was stolen or melted down but the beauty of the basilica and many of the magnificent tombs remain.
Rich details in marble