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- The period of 4 years, at the end of which this addition of one day is usually necessary, is named the franciade, in memory of the revolution which, after 4 years of toils, led France to its Republican government.
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In 1793, during the French Revolution, under the dictatorship of Robespierre, Saint-Denis was renamed Franciade in a gesture of rejection of religion. In 1803, however, under the Consulate of Napoléon Bonaparte, the city reverted to its former name of Saint-Denis.
Saint-Denis became La Franciade. The revolutionary toponyms only existed for a short time (from 1793 to the Restauration). However, some villages and cities kept their revolutionary names or reused them.
Saint-Denis, city, a northern suburb of Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. The city lies on the right bank of the Seine River . Until the mid-19th century, when industries developed there, it was only a small township centred on its famous abbey church , which had been the burial place of the ...
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The day that was thus added at the end of the jours complémentaires was called the jour de la révolution ( Revolution Day ). Franciade was also the name given to Saint-Denis from 1793 to 1800. Category: French Republican calendar.
During the Revolution, every ecclesiastical establishment in Saint-Denis closed its doors, and in 1793 the town was renamed Franciade. In October of the same year, the bodies of the kings of France buried in the basilica were exhumed, and the bones thrown into two common graves dug in the cemetery north of the church.
Before the Revolution and its anti-religious sentiment, Franciade was once called Saint-Denis. According to legend, during the 3rd century, Saint Denis was beheaded and martyred in Montmartre, which didn't not stop him from walking with his disembodied head under his arm to the village of...
Jan 29, 2018 · The Basilica of Saint Denis is an architectural wonder, a veritable hymn to light that stands as a manifesto of Gothic art. Built on the burial site of Saint Denis, the basilica was chosen by the kings of France to be their final resting place: more than 70 monumental tombs and reclining effigies of kings and queens make this royal necropolis well worth the visit.
