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June 13, 2009
St. Denis
See "Basilica of St. Denis" at Just Another American in Paris, via The Paris Blog, an aggregation of English-speaking (and often English or American) Parisians. St. Denis, the martyred Bishop of Paris, is about as interesting as Parisians--and certainly the clergy--can get. His gruesome but spectacular death in 250 AD gave the hill and district on the Right Bank its current name: Montmartre. Hopefully, the story is 95% fable. If not, we can say that, on his way out of this world, Denis made Rasputin, the wildly-eccentric Russian monk and mystic seem, well, a bit wimpy:
....upon being beheaded, St Denis picked up his head and carried it for several miles; all the while preaching a sermon. His journey ended at what is now called St. Denis, and a shrine was erected at the spot where he was buried.
Talk about drive. Send his resume. Sounds like he'll at least stay late.
Posted by JD Hull at June 13, 2009 11:31 PM