The Abbey of Saint-Denis is situated in a small town to which it has given its name, about four miles north of Paris. St-Denis (Dionysius), the first bishop of Paris and his companions martyred in 270, were buried here and the small chapel built over the spot became a famous place of pilgrimage during the fifth and sixth centuries.

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'British Library Harley MS 1758, f.76Copyright © The British Library BoardA high-quality version of this image can be purchased from British Library Images Online. For more information email imagesonline@bl.uk Chaucer wrote his collection of stories, told as if by pilgrims on the road from London to Canterbury, in the last two decades of the 14th century.

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