St. Denis

American  

[seynt den-is, san duh-nee] / ˌseɪnt ˈdɛn ɪs, sɛ̃ dəˈni /

noun

1. Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.

2. a suburb of Paris in N France: famous abbey, the burial place of many French kings.

3. a seaport in and the capital of Réunion island, in the Indian Ocean.

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St. Denis

First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

St. Denis and her partner, dancer Ted Shawn, soon founded the Denishawn School downtown, where Graham got her start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

Can you introduce us to "St. Denis Medical" and the character you play?

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024

Ulrich placed sacred relics in a hole inside the rooster’s breast, including fragments of Christ’s Crown of Thorns and remains of St. Denis and St. Genevieve, infusing the sculpture with religious importance.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

An hour before daybreak a litter, surrounded by a crowd of armed men, some bearing torches and some pikes and halberds, came out of the Hotel Vidoche and passed slowly down the Rue St. Denis.

From The Man in Black by Stanley John Weyman