*St. Denis was a martyred bishop of Paris. There is a long standing story that after martyrdom he picked up his severed head and carried it to the place of his baptism. The site linked below has an interesting story on how that myth may have come about.
(Picture found on Pinterest, traced to https://uk.tourisme93.com/basilica/between-paris-and-saint-denis.html)
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