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The abbey church became a cathedral on the formation of the Diocese of Saint-Denis by Pope Paul VI in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, currently (since 2009) Pascal Delannoy. Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican .
Saint-Denis Cathedral [1] (French: Cathédrale Saint-Denis de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) [2] or at greater length the Cathedral of St. Denis, Saint-Denis, Réunion, [3] is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Saint-Denis, capital of the island of Reunion, [4] a province of France in the Indian Ocean, part of Africa.
These include St Peter's Basilica, Notre-Dame de Paris, Cologne Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Antwerp Cathedral, Prague Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Santa Maria Maggiore, the Basilica of San Vitale, St Mark's Basilica, Westminster Abbey, Saint Basil's Cathedral, Antoni Gaudí's incomplete Sagrada Família and the ...
This is a list of abbots and grand priors of the Basilica of Saint-Denis. This list is drawn mostly from Félicie d'Ayzac , Histoire de Saint-Denys (Paris, 1861), Vol. 1, pp. cxxiii–cxxxi. Abbots
The Gothic style first appeared in France in the mid-12th century in an Abbey, St Denis Basilica, built by Abbot Suger (1081–1151). The old Basilica was the traditional burial place of Saint Denis, and of the Kings of France, and was also a very popular pilgrimage destination, so much so that pilgrims were sometimes crushed by the crowds.
In 1140 these three portals and the west-end of Saint-Denis Cathedral were consecrated. [26] The archivolts of the Saint-Denis Cathedral are one of the earliest examples of the use of complex sculptures and inscriptions on church entrances as a means of communication in Gothic churches. [ 27 ]
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Saint-Denis city hall. Saint-Denis basilica, a cathedral built during the 12th century, one of the first in the Gothic cathedrals, containing the necropolis of the Kings of France. The house of honour of the Légion d'honneur and its park. Near one of the tram stops are two university schools, for technology and teacher training.