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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 .
Pages in category "Monuments historiques of Seine-Saint-Denis" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
basilica saint-denis. (PA00079952)(Detail) This building is indexed in the base Mérimée , a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture , under the reference PA00079952 .
The Sceptre of Dagobert. [1]Originally part of the French Crown Jewels, sometimes considered its oldest part, and dating from the 7th century, the scepter of Dagobert was stored in the treasure of the Basilica of Saint-Denis (also known as Basilique royale de Saint-Denis) until 1795, when it disappeared, stolen in the basilica and never seen again.
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
Designed for and installed at the Saint-Denis Basilica, France, it was commissioned in 1515 in memory of Louis XII (d. 1515, aged 52) and his queen Anne of Brittany (d. 1514, aged 36), probably by Louis' successor Francis I (reigned 1515–1547), and after years of design and intensive building was unveiled in 1531. [2]
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One of the engravings from the description of the treasury by Michel Félibien, 1706.Among other objects, it depicts Joyeuse (far left), the Cross of Saint Eligius (left), the bust reliquary of Saint Benedict (center), the Screen of Charlemagne (right); and on the front row, from left to right, Suger's Eagle, the Navette de Saint Denis, the Sardonyx Ewer, and the Crown of Charlemagne.