The Shocking History of Saint Denis Basilica, Episode 381

<p>In this episode of the podcast, Elyse Rivin takes us on a visit to the Saint Denis Basilica.</p> <ul> <li>We'll hear about Abbé Suger who wrote about how light and color brings you to a sense of eternity and of heaven.</li> <li>We'll also hear about the shocking things Revolutionaries did to Saint Denis and to most of the bodies who were buried there.</li> <li>How Napoleon Bonaparte rebuilt Saint Denis.</li> <li>The restoration work by Violet le Duc.</li> <li>Why Annie and Elyse don't understand the vindictiveness of the French Revolution</li> </ul> <h2>Links mentioned in the Saint Denis episode</h2> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/365vIIt">Montjoire Saint Denis from Les Visiteurs</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcA3rcibggQ">Le Bon Roi Dagobert</a></p> <div class="ez-toc-title-container"> <h2 class="ez-toc-title">Table of Contents for this Episode</h2> </div> <nav> <ul class="ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1"> <li class="ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2"><a class= "ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1" title= "[00:01:20] Review of Annie’s VoiceMap tours" href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/transcript/381/?preview_id=14613&preview_nonce=b0d65b64ef&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true#00_01_20_Review_of_Annies_VoiceMap_tours"> [00:01:20] Review of Annie’s VoiceMap tours</a></li> <li class="ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2"><a class= "ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2" title= "[00:03:24] Annie and Elyse talk about Saint Denis Cathedral/Basilica" href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/transcript/381/?preview_id=14613&preview_nonce=b0d65b64ef&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true#00_03_24_Annie_and_Elyse_talk_about_Saint_Denis_CathedralBasilica"> [00:03:24] Annie and Elyse talk about Saint Denis Cathedral/Basilica</a></li> <li class="ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2"><a class= "ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3" title= "[00:04:43] Saint Denis Basilica is not in a great neighborhood" href= "https://joinusinfrance.com/transcript/381/?preview_id=14613&preview_nonce=b0d65b64ef&_thumbnail_id=-1&preview=true#00_04_43_Saint_Denis_Basi