Saint Denis
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Saint Denis is the patron saint of France. Saint Denis was the first bishop of Paris. e supposedly came there between 250 and 270. He was executed in 272. According ot scripture, he was beheaded. After his beheading, he walked away, his head under his arms, of what is today therue des maryrs in Paris. After about 6 kilometers, he gave his head to a pious woman, who had a basilica erected in the spot.