The basilica was built on a Gallo-Roman cemetery, but above all, it houses the tomb of Saint Denis, who died a martyr around 250. The abbey, a popular place of pilgrimage, welcomed very early on ...

A worker installs the reproduction of a stained glass window, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), February 1, 2023. STÉPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP ...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis on the northern outskirts of Paris may be less famous than Notre-Dame, but when Emmanuel Putanier was asked to restore the historic monument's stained glass windows to ...