Optional Memorial
Saint Denis and Companions
- Feast day
- October 09
- Patron of
- France
- Origin
- Italian
Life
Denis was the first Bishop of Paris who, along with the priest Rusticus and deacon Eleutherius, was martyred during the persecution of Valerian. He is the patron saint of France.
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