Denis Bishop of Paris and saint
Denis is a 72 years old Bishop of Paris and saint from Granville. Denis was born on November 25, 1870 (died on November 13, 1943, he was 72 years old) in Granville.
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Biography
According to Christian tradition Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians shortly after 250 AD. Denis is said to have picked his head up after being decapitated walked ten kilometres and preached a sermon the entire way making him one of many cephalophores in hagiology.
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No, he died on 11/13/1943, 79 years ago. He was 72 years old when he died. He died in Paris and buried in ancient cemetery of Saint-Germain-en-Laye .
Family
Wife
Children
He had two children, Noëlle (73) and Anne-Marie (93) . When his first child, Noëlle Maurice-Denis Boulet, was born, Denis was 25 years old.
Awards (1)
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour .
Education
He graduated from Académie Julian, Lycée Condorcet and École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts
What was Denis's zodiac sign?Denis zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Denis
| Place of death | Paris |
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| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Represented by | Artists Rights Society , object has role: copyright collective |
| Archives at | Departmental Archives Of Yvelines , inventory number: 166J |
| British Museum person-institution | 24999 |
| Sponsor | Étienne Moreau-Nélaton |
| Notable work | Q17490806 |
| Has works in the collection | Art Institute Of Chicago |
| Place of burial | Ancient Cemetery Of Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Student | Anastase Demian |
| Writing language | French |
| Member of | Académie Des Beaux-Arts |
| Influenced by | Pierre Puvis De Chavannes |
| Work location | France |
| Date of death | 1943-11-13T00:00:00Z |
| Commons Creator page | Maurice Denis |
| KulturNav-ID | Ae19366e-d32e-4e8a-b10d-ba5b9acf8083 |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA01073666 |
| Owner of | Baigneurs |
| Country of citizenship | France |
| Movement | Pont-Aven School |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000446793 |
| Native language | French |
| Place of birth | Granville |
| Given name | Maurice |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | French |
| Libris-URI | Nl023tc62khq3rg |
| Family name | Denis. Show people with the surname Denis |
| Name in native language | Maurice Denis |
