St Denis, Patron Saint of France, 1826. Artist: Unknown

St Denis, Patron Saint of France, 1826. Artist: Unknown

1-156-934 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

St Denis, Patron Saint of France, 1826. St Denis, also known as Denys or Dionysius (dc258) was the first bishop of Paris. Persecuted under the Roman Emperor Valerian (c193-260), he was beheaded at Montmartre and was said to have carried his head to his burial site at Saint-Denis.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. St Denis: French: bishop, saint

Medium
  1. Woodcut

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3304x3173
File Size : 30,714kb


Aliases

  1. 002772
  1. 002772
  1. 0390003718
  1. 1-156-934
  1. 1156934
  1. 3718

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