Saint Denis of Paris
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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 a Apple of Eden in an underground Isu Temple north to Lutetia. He also either created the Head of Saint Denis or found it with the Apple. 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
After his death, the Apple of Eden was acquired by a person who wanted to continue his work. He used the orb to implant false memories in the people minds that Saint Denis picked up his head and continued his sermon as he walked several miles from Montmartre in Lutetia to his final death site near the Isu Temple.[1]
Canonized as a saint, Denis' name was gave to the city built on the Isu Temple, which became the necropolis of the French kings. Even if the city was renamed Franciade during the French Revolution, it later returned to its original name.[2]
His Apple of Eden was recovered by the Abbot of Saint-Denis Suger during the 12th century, using it to create the Eagle of Suger sword. The Apple was returned to the Temple before being rediscovered during the French Revolution by raiders led by the Captain Philippe Rose who tried to recover it for the General Napoleon Bonaparte. The former French Assassin Arno Dorian recovered the Head of Saint-Denis before Rose and separate the Apple from the lantern.[2] While the Apple passed from Napoleon to Harry Houdini to the Templars[3], the Head was in the possession of the British Templar David Brewster in 1868.[4]
Behind the scenes
Saint denis is is reffered to by the name Dionisus in Valhalla, the name Denis is derived from Dionisus and the legends of Dionysius the Areopagite and Denis of Paris have have often been confused with eachoter since the 8th centuary. But the references of his dead are obvious references to Saint denis.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Siege of Paris (mentioned only)