Consecrated by Abbot Fulrad in 775. The church was begun in 754, possibly 768. Charlemagne was present for the consecration.
Hilduin, in an attempt to commemorate his return to favor after exile, built a partially subterranean chapel on the east end of Fulrad's church.
Abbot Hilduin established the official biography of Saint Denis.
First abbot of royal lineage.
Saint-Denis became the royal abbey with his assumption of the title.
Invited abbot from Cluny, took power over the abbey under Robert the Pious.
Allowed the abbey to collect from other churches, further building the wealth of the abbey.
This event helped raise funds and increased the prestige of the abbey.
Suger becomes abbot of Saint-Denis the day after he was ordained as a priest. Abbot Suger is significant to the story of Saint-Denis due to his detailed account of construction campaigns in the east and west ends of the church.
A charter drafted at Saint-Denis granted the abbey the Vexin and rights to the great fair of the Lendit. These two events brought the abbey more money and pilgrims.
Pitted against Henry V of Germany and Henry I of England, Louis VI took the standard from the high altar of the abbey. His actions acknowledged the the authority of the abbey and saint Denis.
Suger designates 200 pounds to be used for the restoration.
In this will he requested that funds be kept available for the addition to the church, in other words construction began before this.
Ceremony for the cornerstone of the new chevet under Suger.
Acquired under the brief abbacy of Eudes de Taverny.
Pope Innocent III sent the relics of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite from Greece. This made Saint-Denis the repository of relics for both Saint Denis of Paris and Saint Dionysius.
Philippe-Auguste donated jewels and gold to the abbey on the condition that they were sold to support the addition of twenty monks.
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Blanche de Castille, as regent of France, generously contributed to the expenses of the abbey following the death of Louis VIII. Her contributions encouraged the reconstruction of the abbey.
Construction of the 13th century church began under his direction until he became archbishop of Rouen in April of 1245.
According to Bruzelius construction began on the chevet and was taken to the end of the choir. Should be understood as the liturgical choir, the three eastern bays of the nave where the monks stalls were located.
According to Bruzelius, reconstruction of Saint-Denis began with abbot Eudes Celment.
Bruzelius argues that though the work was completed under the abbacy of Guillaume, this was the tail end of Abbot Eudes' campaign.
The new tithe affected the abbey's ability to continue work.
The construction campaign of Abbot Eudes Clement continued into the abbacy of Guillaume. Under Guillaume the work became delayed due to a series taxes and crusades.
The papal bull confirmed the abbey’s right to inherit all the goods and property of the monks, an important source of income.
Chapel of St. Hilaire is completed
Although the charter refers to Pierre as the architect of the church his role in the construction of the abbey is unclear.
Chapel completed
The kings absence and the expense of the endeavor had repercussions on the financial resources of the abbey.
A donation for the reconstruction of the church.
Construction was completed around these years according to Bruzelius.
Little to no work was completed under the abbacy of Henri Mallet. He was quickly deposed by papal bull in 1258.
13th century reconstruction of Saint-Denis ended under Mathieu de Vendome's abbacy.
November charter that includes tithes ad opus ecclesie, first donation since 1250.
Carolingians were moved to the southern transept and the Capetians to the northern transept. Tombs were restored and reinstalled by Viollet-le-Duc between 1860 and 1864.
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