The Revolutionary Exhumations at St-Denis, 1793 | MAVCOR
To punish the vanity of the deposed “tyrants” and to cleanse the nation of their memory, the National Convention ordered the destruction of the ancient royal tombs, 1 most of which were in the basilica of St-Denis, near Paris—for centuries France’s royal necropolis, deconsecrated in 1793 and its Benedictine monks disbanded.
Basilica of Saint-Denis - Wikipedia
The Basilica of Saint-Denis (French: Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, now formally known as the Basilique-cathédrale de Saint-Denis [1]) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris.
The Desecration of the Basilica of Saint Denis: Part One
Oct 15, 2021 · But the revolutionary madness didn’t stop when King Louis XVI and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette were beheaded along with thousands of others; pissed off revolutionaries kicked the destruction of the ancient régime up a notch by desecrating the royal tombs at …
Destruction of the Royal Tombs in Saint Denis Basilica
Since its construction at the beginning of the 13th century, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis has suffered a lot of damage. Damage from time but also from Man. The main destruction inside took place during the desecretation of the royal tombs by the revolutionaries of 1793.
The Abbey of Saint-Denis: A Royal Mausoleum | History Today
Established, by Louis IX at the burying-place of the French monarchy, in 1793 Saint-Denis was solemnly desecrated by order of the revolutionary Convention, determined to remove all “horrid memories” of the former royal line.
History of Saint-Denis basilica during the Revolution
In 1793, following the death of Louis XVI, Deputy Barère demanded the destruction of the “monuments to feudalism and the monarchy” in Saint-Denis. Thus the Revolution launched an attack on the symbolic powers of vestiges of the Ancien …
Desecration at Saint-Denis: A Narrative of Lies
In October 1793, the desecration of the royal tombs at Saint-Denis proceeded at the instigation of the Committee of Public Safety. The vaults were broken open with hammer and axe. Henri IV’s tomb was the first.
Basilica of Saint-Denis in Saint-Denis, France - Unofficial Royalty
Mar 14, 2022 · By the decree on August 1, 1793, the National Convention ordered: “The tombs and mausoleums of the former kings, mounted in the Church of Saint-Denis, in temples and in other places, across the entire Republic, will be destroyed.” This occurred systematically from August 1793 – October 1793.
The tomb of Saint Denis | Saint-Denis, une ville au Moyen Âge
Between 1953 and 1973, archaeologists Édouard Salin and Michel Fleury studied more than five dozen graves in the necropolis. Beneath the high altar, where, as tradition would have it, the body of the martyred saint lies, the two archaeologists uncovered a vast pit.
The very first Monuments Man - The Art Newspaper
Dec 20, 2016 · The basilica of Saint-Denis, the resting place of the French kings, incurred severe damage: monuments were smashed to pieces and the treasury emptied.