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|name=Denis of Paris | |name=Denis of Paris | ||
|image=Wiki noimage.jpg | |image=Wiki noimage.jpg | ||
|birth=3rd century<br>[[Italy]], [[Roman Empire]] | |birth=3rd century<br>[[Italy]], [[Roman Empire]] | ||
|death=c. 250 | |death=c. 250 – 270<br>[[Montmartre]], [[Paris|Lutetia]], [[France|Roman Gaul]] | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
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'''Saint Denis of Paris''' was a 3rd-century [[Rome|Roman]] bishop of [[Paris|Lutetia]] and subsequently a saint and patron of the [[France|French]] city of [[Saint-Denis]]. | |||
Sometime during his life, he discovered | Sometime during his life, he discovered an [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]] in an [[Saint-Denis Temple|underground]] [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|temple]] north of Lutetia. He used the [[Piece of Eden]] to bend the minds of people and successfuly converted the local populace to [[Christianity]]. Due to this, he was arrested and, after a long imprisonment, he was beheaded.<ref name="Siege of Paris">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' – [[Notes from Eivor's travels]]: "Ancient Stone Tablet 2"</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
After | After Denis' death, his Apple of Eden was acquired by a person who wanted to continue his work. He created the [[Head of Saint Denis]] and housed the Apple in it. He also used the orb to implant false memories into the minds of the general populace that Denis had picked up his head and continued his sermon, walking several miles from Montmartre in Lutetia to his final death site near the Isu temple.<ref name="Siege of Paris"/> | ||
Canonized as a saint, Denis' name was | Canonized as a saint, Denis' name was given to the city unknowingly built atop the Isu temple, which became the necropolis of the French kings. The city was briefly renamed Franciade during the [[French Revolution]], but later reverted to its original name.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Database: Franciade]]</ref> | ||
During the 12th century, Denis' Apple of Eden was recovered by the Abbot [[Suger]], who used it to create a [[sword]] known as the [[Eagle of Suger]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Suger's Legacy]]</ref> The Apple was returned to the Isu temple before being rediscovered during the French Revolution by [[raider]]s led by [[Philippe Rose]], who tried to recover it for [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. The former [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] recovered the Head of Saint Denis before Rose and separated the Apple from the lantern.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]'' – [[A Crown of Thorns]]</ref> While the Apple passed from Napoleon<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#2|Glyph #2]]: "Sixty-Four Squares"</ref> to [[Harry Houdini]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#3|Glyph #3]]: "Descendants"</ref> and eventually the [[Templars]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#9|Glyph #9]]: "Hat Trick"</ref> the Head was in the possession of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[David Brewster]] by 1868, when it was destroyed in an explosion caused by Brewster's unstable experimentation on [[Apple of Eden 7|another Apple of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Simple Plan]]</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Saint Denis is referred by the name of Dionisus in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]' | Saint Denis is referred to by the name of Dionisus in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content|downloadable]] expansion ''[[The Siege of Paris]]''. The name Denis is derived from Dionisus, and the legends of both {{Wiki|Dionysius the Areopagite}} and Denis of Paris have often been confused with each other since the 8th century. The mentioning of Denis' head, however, makes it clear that the expansion is referring to the latter. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 6 June 2026
Saint Denis of Paris was a 3rd-century Roman bishop of Lutetia and subsequently a saint and patron of the French city of Saint-Denis.
Sometime during his life, he discovered an Apple of Eden in an underground Isu temple north of Lutetia. He used the Piece of Eden to bend the minds of people and successfuly converted the local populace to Christianity. Due to this, he was arrested and, after a long imprisonment, he was beheaded.[1]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
After Denis' death, his Apple of Eden was acquired by a person who wanted to continue his work. He created the Head of Saint Denis and housed the Apple in it. He also used the orb to implant false memories into the minds of the general populace that Denis had picked up his head and continued his sermon, walking several miles from Montmartre in Lutetia to his final death site near the Isu temple.[1]
Canonized as a saint, Denis' name was given to the city unknowingly built atop the Isu temple, which became the necropolis of the French kings. The city was briefly renamed Franciade during the French Revolution, but later reverted to its original name.[2]
During the 12th century, Denis' Apple of Eden was recovered by the Abbot Suger, who used it to create a sword known as the Eagle of Suger.[3] The Apple was returned to the Isu temple before being rediscovered during the French Revolution by raiders led by Philippe Rose, who tried to recover it for Napoleon Bonaparte. The former French Assassin Arno Dorian recovered the Head of Saint Denis before Rose and separated the Apple from the lantern.[4] While the Apple passed from Napoleon[5] to Harry Houdini[6] and eventually the Templars,[7] the Head was in the possession of the British Templar David Brewster by 1868, when it was destroyed in an explosion caused by Brewster's unstable experimentation on another Apple of Eden.[8]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Saint Denis is referred to by the name of Dionisus in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's downloadable expansion The Siege of Paris. The name Denis is derived from Dionisus, and the legends of both Dionysius the Areopagite and Denis of Paris have often been confused with each other since the 8th century. The mentioning of Denis' head, however, makes it clear that the expansion is referring to the latter.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris – Notes from Eivor's travels: "Ancient Stone Tablet 2"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – Database: Franciade
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – Suger's Legacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – A Crown of Thorns
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #2: "Sixty-Four Squares"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #3: "Descendants"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #9: "Hat Trick"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – A Simple Plan