St. Denis

19th century restoration of 13th century original
Notre Dame de Paris

Other images of beheaded martyrs in France follow the device seen here of having the saint hold his severed head chest-high, with a halo up where the head would normally be. Examples include this statue of St. Hilarian of Espalion and this stained-glass window picturing St. Valeria of Limoges.

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.