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|image = DK Saint-Denis.png | |||
'''Saint-Denis''' is a commune in northern [[Paris]], [[France]]. | |state = [[France]] | ||
|rulers = Kingdom of France <small>(843 – 1792)</small><br>First French Republic <small>(1792 – 1804)</small><br>First French Empire <small>(1804 – 1815) | |||
|factions = [[Raiders]] | |||
|founded = | |||
|date = 3rd century | |||
|landmark = [[Basilica of Saint-Denis]]<br>[[Abbey of Saint-Denis]] | |||
|targets = [[Philippe Rose]] | |||
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'''Saint-Denis''' is a commune in northern [[Paris]], [[France]]. In 1793, during the [[French Revolution]], it was briefly renamed '''Franciade''' to show a rejection of religion, but reverted to its original name in 1803. | |||
==History== | |||
===Origins=== | |||
According to legend, {{Wiki|Denis|Saint Denis}} was beheaded and martyred sometime during the 3rd century. Undeterred, the man reportedly picked up his head, tucked it under his arm and then walked all the way to the village of Catolacus, where he finally collapsed and was buried. | |||
The site would become known as Saint-Denis and flourish due to its influential [[Basilica of Saint-Denis|church]] and [[Abbey of Saint-Denis|abbey]], populated by abbots such as [[Suger of Saint-Denis|Suger]] who were advisors to the monarchy. The town was also notable for being the final resting place of a number of France's royalty, including [[Marie de' Medici]]. | |||
===French Revolution=== | |||
{{Quote|Is France back in a state of terror? After only days of uneventful stability, soldiers of an unknown republican army have been spotted within Franciade. We were told they follow the young and charismatic general of the Army of Italy, Bonaparte, though he has not been spotted in person.|A newspaper article on the presence of Napoleon's troops in Franciade, 1794.|Dead Kings}} | |||
However, the rise of anti-royalist sentiment during the French Revolution led to the [[National Convention]] ordering the destruction of the church's royal necropolis in 1793. Citizens of the time were traumatized to see the bodies of the kings, along with their buried relics, simply tossed out in the street by revolutionaries. By 1794, Saint-Denis, having been renamed Franciade, had adopted the atmosphere of a ghost town. | |||
Around that time, a group of [[raiders]], led by [[Philippe Rose]], arrived in the commune to search the catacombs for valuables. They had been hired by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], who sought access to a fabled [[Saint-Denis Temple|Temple]] built beneath the basilica, in order to gain possession of the [[Head of Saint Denis|artifact]] stored within. | |||
However, the ex-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], who had traveled to Franciade in an effort to leave France, became embroiled in a conflict with the raiders. Spurred on by a local boy named [[Léon]], Arno ensured the artifact, which he discovered to be an [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]], did not fall into Napoleon's hands. Napoleon was subsequently arrested for deserting his post and putting Franciade under martial law while he was looking for the relic. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 3 October 2015
Saint-Denis is a commune in northern Paris, France. In 1793, during the French Revolution, it was briefly renamed Franciade to show a rejection of religion, but reverted to its original name in 1803.
History
Origins
According to legend, Saint Denis was beheaded and martyred sometime during the 3rd century. Undeterred, the man reportedly picked up his head, tucked it under his arm and then walked all the way to the village of Catolacus, where he finally collapsed and was buried.
The site would become known as Saint-Denis and flourish due to its influential church and abbey, populated by abbots such as Suger who were advisors to the monarchy. The town was also notable for being the final resting place of a number of France's royalty, including Marie de' Medici.
French Revolution
- "Is France back in a state of terror? After only days of uneventful stability, soldiers of an unknown republican army have been spotted within Franciade. We were told they follow the young and charismatic general of the Army of Italy, Bonaparte, though he has not been spotted in person."
- ―A newspaper article on the presence of Napoleon's troops in Franciade, 1794.[src]
However, the rise of anti-royalist sentiment during the French Revolution led to the National Convention ordering the destruction of the church's royal necropolis in 1793. Citizens of the time were traumatized to see the bodies of the kings, along with their buried relics, simply tossed out in the street by revolutionaries. By 1794, Saint-Denis, having been renamed Franciade, had adopted the atmosphere of a ghost town.
Around that time, a group of raiders, led by Philippe Rose, arrived in the commune to search the catacombs for valuables. They had been hired by Napoleon Bonaparte, who sought access to a fabled Temple built beneath the basilica, in order to gain possession of the artifact stored within.
However, the ex-Assassin Arno Dorian, who had traveled to Franciade in an effort to leave France, became embroiled in a conflict with the raiders. Spurred on by a local boy named Léon, Arno ensured the artifact, which he discovered to be an Apple of Eden, did not fall into Napoleon's hands. Napoleon was subsequently arrested for deserting his post and putting Franciade under martial law while he was looking for the relic.
Gallery
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A cemetery in Saint-Denis -
The streets of Saint-Denis
Reference