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|name = Saint-Denis Temple key
The '''[[Saint-Denis Temple]] key''' was a key that unlocked an ancient [[Temples|temple]] built by the [[First Civilization]], located beneath the town of [[Saint-Denis]] in [[France]]. The artifact needed to be used to gain access to the main hall of the temple. It was used by [[Suger of Saint-Denis]] to gain access to the temple at some point in the early 12th century,<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and during the later half of the 18th century, was kept in a box in the secret vault of [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]] in the [[Tuileries Palace]].<ref name="ACUDK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]''</ref>
|image = ACU Saint-Denis Isu Key.png
|type = [[Piece of Eden|Isu technology]]
|powers = *Openning the [[Saint-Denis Temple]] door
|current = Unknown
|period = *Prehistory
*[[French Revolution]]
|created = [[Isu]]
|made = Prehistory
|notable = *[[Louis XVI of France]]
*[[Napoleon Bonaparte]]
*[[Arno Dorian]]
}}
The '''key''' to the [[Saint-Denis Temple]] was an [[Isu]] artifact used to access the main chambers of an ancient Isu [[Temple (Isu)|temple]] beneath the town of [[Saint-Denis]], [[France]].


On 10 August 1792, at the height of the [[French Revolution]], the royal family was forced to abandon the Tuileries Palace when it was stormed by an angry mob. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] secretly infiltrated the palace in hopes of obtaining the key, and with the help of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], who was seeking the King's correspondence with the [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|comte de Mirabeau]], was able to locate the vault and obtain the key.<ref name="ACU"/>
==Owners==
*[[Isu]] (until 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>
*[[Saint Denis of Paris]] (3rd century)<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Notes from Eivor's travels]]: "Ancient Stone Tablet 2"</ref>
*[[Suger of Saint-Denis]] (c. 1140)<ref name="Dead Kings">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]''</ref>
*[[Louis XVI of France]] (until August 1792)<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
*[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] (August 1792 – August 1794)<ref name="ACU" />
*[[Arno Dorian]] (August 1794)<ref name="Dead Kings" />


By August 1794, Napoleon had managed to transfer a small army to Saint-Denis to locate the temple, and put [[Philippe Rose]] in charge of its excavation. Arno, unwilling to let the contents of the temple fall into Napoleon's hands, stole the key from Napoleon's chest and used it to open the temple doors. After killing Rose and his men, Napoleon retrieved the [[Head of Saint-Denis]], with an [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]] inside, which he sent to [[Al Mualim (1794)|Al Mualim]] in [[Egypt]] for safekeeping.<ref name="ACUDK"/>
==History==
At some point in the 3rd century, the bishop [[Saint Denis of Paris|Denis]] of [[Paris|Lutetia]] came into possession of the key and accessed the temple, retrieving the [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]] it housed and using it to convert Lutetia's population to [[Christianity]]. After his death, one of his successors recovered the Apple and created the [[Head of Saint Denis]] to house it before returning the artifact to the temple.<ref name="ACV" />
 
In the early 12th century, the abbot [[Suger of Saint-Denis]] acquired the key and retrieved the Head from the temple, discovering the Apple it housed. After using the knowledge gained from it to create the [[Eagle of Suger]], the artifact was once again locked away in the temple.<ref name="Suger's Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Suger's Legacy]]</ref>
 
By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the key was in the possession of King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]], who kept it in a box inside his secret vault in the [[Tuileries Palace]]. On [[10 August|10 August 1792]], at the height of the Revolution, the royal family was forced to abandon the Tuileries Palace when it was stormed by an angry mob. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] secretly infiltrated the palace in hopes of obtaining the key, and with the help of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], who was seeking the King's correspondence with the [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|comte de Mirabeau]], was able to locate the king's secret vault and obtain the key.<ref name="King's Correspondence">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The King's Correspondence]]</ref>
 
By August 1794, Napoleon had managed to transfer a [[Raiders|small army]] to Saint-Denis to locate the temple, and put [[Philippe Rose]] in charge of its excavation.<ref name="Book Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[The Book Thief]]</ref> Arno, unwilling to let the contents of the temple fall into Napoleon's hands, stole the key from Napoleon's chest and used it to open the temple doors.<ref name="Lock and Key">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Under Lock and Key]]</ref> After killing Rose and his men, Arno retrieved the Head of Saint Denis and removed the Apple of Eden from it before sending the Apple to [[Al Mualim (1794)|Al Mualim]] in [[Egypt]].<ref name="Crown of Thorns">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[A Crown of Thorns]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
The King's Correspondence 12.png|Napoleon retrieving the key
ACU A Crown of Thorns 2.jpg|Arno using the key
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Dead Kings]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]
{{Isu}}
[[Category:Isu technology]]

Latest revision as of 14:54, 7 May 2026

The key to the Saint-Denis Temple was an Isu artifact used to access the main chambers of an ancient Isu temple beneath the town of Saint-Denis, France.

Owners[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

At some point in the 3rd century, the bishop Denis of Lutetia came into possession of the key and accessed the temple, retrieving the Apple of Eden it housed and using it to convert Lutetia's population to Christianity. After his death, one of his successors recovered the Apple and created the Head of Saint Denis to house it before returning the artifact to the temple.[2]

In the early 12th century, the abbot Suger of Saint-Denis acquired the key and retrieved the Head from the temple, discovering the Apple it housed. After using the knowledge gained from it to create the Eagle of Suger, the artifact was once again locked away in the temple.[5]

By the time of the French Revolution, the key was in the possession of King Louis XVI, who kept it in a box inside his secret vault in the Tuileries Palace. On 10 August 1792, at the height of the Revolution, the royal family was forced to abandon the Tuileries Palace when it was stormed by an angry mob. Napoleon Bonaparte secretly infiltrated the palace in hopes of obtaining the key, and with the help of the Assassin Arno Dorian, who was seeking the King's correspondence with the comte de Mirabeau, was able to locate the king's secret vault and obtain the key.[6]

By August 1794, Napoleon had managed to transfer a small army to Saint-Denis to locate the temple, and put Philippe Rose in charge of its excavation.[7] Arno, unwilling to let the contents of the temple fall into Napoleon's hands, stole the key from Napoleon's chest and used it to open the temple doors.[8] After killing Rose and his men, Arno retrieved the Head of Saint Denis and removed the Apple of Eden from it before sending the Apple to Al Mualim in Egypt.[9]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]