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[aid] => mick
[title] => Saint Denis carried his own head
[time] => 2010-07-25 06:41:58
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[bodytext] =>  Saint Denis, Martyr, carried his own head To his determined final resting spot, A bishop, Martyr, who died by the blade,- A man who preached with zeal the Word of God. He preached the word of God in pagan Gaul, But Druid priests felt raging jealosy At his converting far too many a soul That clung to Christ henceforth with fervency. He was beheaded on a Paris mount, Which is now called “Montmartre” with great pride (the Martyr's mount in French) - a holy ground And many pilgrims come to pray upon this site. Legenda Aurea says: “How marvelous!” He carried his own head - thing unheard of! For miles the headless walked and still would bless And preach to foe and friends of God’s great love, Predicament and challenge,- artists sparred Where was the halo of the saint to beam ? Above the the headless trunk that held his heart, Or head which housed his sermons' golden stream. He walked across the fields, the farmers bowed In awe, in reverece and wonderment, He preached to them and farmhands clear ad loud, And urged the Christian faith to well defend. The Patron is St. Denis of Paris Protecting Paris with great vigilance, And pilgrims come to touch their rosaries On relics of the Patron saint of France.  He was decapitated and his body thrown By vicious pagans in the river Seine, But his disciples hidden in the town Did fish him from the currents back again.  There - see the head he carries in his hands As he marched forth across some flowery field, And preaced wit frvor to his foes and friends- On soil well ploughed or ready to be tilled. The bells of Paris ring at Notre Dame, October 9th, and the Parisians thrill, Big bells Saint Denis’ Martyr’s feast proclaim Who was beheaded on Montmartre Hill. In Notre Dame's cathedral Denis is Depicted with an angel richly clad That stretches forth a slender hand wherewith To caress Paris' patron's treasured head. Paris’ St. Denis carried his own head! Folks saw him carry it around - it’s true!- Head Carrier is therefore his epithet,- Cephalophorus - “Pour la plus grande gloire de Dieu"!  © Elizabeth Dandy St. Denis died in AD 250 under Emperor Decius Is buried in the basilica of the Frankish kings Pepin, Charlemagne, Clovis and all Merovingian and Carolingian kings. Saint Denis (also called Dionysius, Dennis, or Denys) is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in approximately A.D. 250, and is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as patron of Paris, France and as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The medieval and modern French name "Denis" derives from the ancient name Dionysius.
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