The Legend of St Denis.
We are talking a little break from talking about Saint Joseph today. We would like to introduce you Saint Denis, who has one of the most colorful stories of becoming a saint. Denis is formally known as St. Denis of Paris. In the 3rd century, Denis was asked to convert people throughout Gaul, a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. He did such a good job of converting the people that he annoyed the local pagans. In order to stop Saint Denis from further converting all their followers, the local pagans beheaded him.
According to legend, Saint Denis walked around the execution ground searching for his head. After he found it, he picked it up and continued preaching. Headless — he walked and preached for six miles before finally dropping dead.
And guess what he is the patron saint of?
He is the patron saint of people suffering from headaches!
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