Sts. Denis, Rusticus, and Eleutherius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Sts. Denis, Rusticus, and Eleutherius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Sts. Denis, Rusticus, and Eleutherius. Roman Catholic Martyrs. After a long imprisonment and several aborted executions, the three martyrs were beheaded with a sword and their bodies were thrown into the river. Denis' body was retrieved from the Seine by his converts and buried. The chapel that was built over his tomb grew into the abbey of Saint-Denis. Feastday Oct 9

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