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Saint-Denys de la Chapelle () is a church of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It is located in the neighborhood of La Chapelle along one of the oldest roads in Paris. The Rue de la Chapelle has existed since 
The existing church, completed in 1204, was built on the foundations of a chapel established by Saint Genevieve in 475, which housed the relics of Saint Denis until 636, when they were transferred to the
Parish of Saint-Denys de la Chapelle
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Denys De La Chapelle (Paris) Roman Catholic churches in the 18th arrondissement of Paris Chemin Neuf Community
Gallo-Roman
Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...
times, running from the suburb of Saint-Denis to the center of Paris.
Around 475 St. Genevieve purchased some land and built Saint-Denys de la Chapelle. In 636 on the orders of Dagobert I
Dagobert I ( la, Dagobertus; 605/603 – 19 January 639 AD) was the king of Austrasia (623–634), king of all the Franks (629–634), and king of Neustria and Burgundy (629–639). He has been described as the last king of the Merovingian dyna ...
the relics of Saint Denis, a patron saint of France, were reinterred in the basilica.
The existing church, completed in 1204, was built on the foundations of a chapel established by Saint Genevieve in 475, which housed the relics of Saint Denis until 636, when they were transferred to the Basilica of Saint-Denis
The Basilica of Saint-Denis (french: Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, links=no, now formally known as the ) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building ...
. A legend states that Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronat ...
spent a night of prayer in the chapel in 1429. To commemorate this and to offer thanks for what was viewed as Joan's intervention in the first Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. It was fought in a collection of skirmishes around the Marne River Valley. It resulted in an Entente victory against the German armies in the ...
in 1914, the much larger Basilica of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc was built immediately adjacent, beginning in 1930.
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Parish of Saint-Denys de la Chapelle
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Denys De La Chapelle (Paris) Roman Catholic churches in the 18th arrondissement of Paris Chemin Neuf Community