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	Topics Saint Pierre de Montmartre Topic Home In ParisParis native_name = Ville de Paris\|common_name = Paris... , Saint Pierre de Montmartre is the lesser known of the two main churches on MontmartreMontmartre Montmartre is a hill in the north of Paris, France, in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank, primarily known fo... , the other being the Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur. Historically, however, it has the greater claim to fame, since according to the earliest biography of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the church is the location at which the vows were taken that led to the founding of the Jesuits. Though according to its traditional history, it was founded by Saint Denis in the third century, only scattered signs of Gallo-Roman occupation have been detected at the much-disturbed site, where Theodore Vacquier, the first municipal archaeologist, identified remains of walling at the Temple of Mars, from which Montmartre took its name. In 1657 the antiquary and local historian Henri SauvalHenri Sauval Henri Sauval was a French historian.... was shown remains in the priory garden that he associated with the templum Martis. The early church that was a stop in the ninth century for pilgrims en route for the Basilica of Saint DenisFacts About Saint Denis Basilica The Basilica of Saint Denis is the famous burial site of the French monarchs, comparable to Westminster Abbey in England.... , belonged in 1096 to the comte de MelunMelun Melun is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France.... . Louis VILouis VI of France Louis VI the Fat was King of France from 1108 to 1137.... purchased it in 1133, in order to establish in it a Benedictine convent, and the MerovingianMerovingian The Merovingians were a dynasty of Frankish kings who ruled a frequently fluctuating area in parts of present-day France and... church was rebuilt; it was reconsecrated by Pope Eugenius III in 1147, in a glamorous royal ceremony where Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order.... and Peter, Abbot of ClunyPeter the Venerable Peter the Venerable, also known as Peter of Montboissier, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, born to Blessed Rai... acted as acolytes. The Benedictine community moved downhill to a new priory in the 1680s. Saint Pierre de Montmartre was ruined during the French RevolutionFrench Revolution The French Revolution was a pivotal period in the history of French, European and Western civilization.... , and upon it was erected a tower for the purpose of the Chappe optical semaphore. It was rebuilt in the 19th century, and today is visited by numerous tourists who tend to notice, among other things, the pillars of Roman origin used within the naveNave Summary Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram.... . External links Use the mouse to turn around !