The Shocking History of Saint Denis Basilica, Episode 381

In this episode of the podcast, Elyse Rivin takes us on a visit to the Saint Denis Basilica. We'll hear about Abbé Suger who wrote about how light and color brings you to a sense of eternity

In this episode of the podcast, Elyse Rivin takes us on a visit to the Saint Denis Basilica.

We'll hear about Abbé Suger who wrote about how light and color brings you to a sense of eternity and of heaven.
We'll also hear about the shocking things Revolutionaries did to Saint Denis and to most of the bodies who were buried there.
How Napoleon Bonaparte rebuilt Saint Denis.
The restoration work by Violet le Duc.
Why Annie and Elyse don't understand the vindictiveness of the French Revolution

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