Saint Denis - Paris, France - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Saint Denis' birth year is unknown and the date of his death was either 250, 258 or 270. He was a martyr under the persecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Trajan Decius. The legend is that after his head was chopped off, he picked up his head and continued to walk and sermonize for ten kilometers. Thus, he is often depicted carrying his own head and an example can be seen on the facade of Notre Dame.. see (visit link)

Italian by birth, Denis was sent to Gaul to Christianize the Parisians. Read more about him at (visit link) This statue of Denis is located inside the Notre Dame Cathedral. It depicts him standing..wearing simple robes and sandals. He seems to be speaking. He holds a scroll in his left hand. A staff rests against his left arm. His miter rests at his feet. No information about the artist or date was found.

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: inside the Notre Dame Cathedral Entrance Fee: 0 Artist: unknown Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   05/21/2024 run26.2 visited it 01/04/2023 3vero3 visited it 05/02/2020 KennyV visited it 01/26/2019 Michaelfiles visited it 01/21/2019 keillec visited it 07/13/2016 gemeloj visited it 03/08/2014 sara et gege visited it 01/28/2014 DixneufFamily visited it 10/01/2013 Infra-Blue visited it 03/11/2013 Chickilim visited it 05/06/2012 bdek visited it 10/15/2011 Metro2 visited it 08/13/2011 Biquidou visited it

View all visits/logs