Denis was a French Catholic who served as Archbishop of Paris (1840-8).
He was killed by a ‘stray’ bullet during the June Days uprising in Paris.
On June 23rd 1848 a large segment of the citizens of Paris rioted because the French government had decided to close the National Workshops it had recently created.
Paris was facing starvation. Denis, as archbishop, was begged by Frederic Ozanam to intervene to stop the bloodshed. He mounted the barricades bearing a green branch as a sign of peace. He was lead to believe his personal involvement peace might be restored between the military and the insurgents As he began to speak there was an exchange of fire arms - a ‘stray’ bullet hit Denis which would prove fatal. He was taken to his palace where he died on 27th June.
A public funeral was held on 7th July. The crowd following the cortege was estimated at 200,000.
His cause for canonization has commenced and he is venerated as a Servant of God within the Catholic Church.
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