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France, Paris. Catholic pendant commemorating the death of Archbishop Denis Affre of Paris on June 27, 1848
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France, Paris. Catholic pendant commemorating the death of Archbishop Denis Affre of Paris on June 27, 1848 at the barricades of Paris, by Houzelot, Silver-plated Bronze 23 mm, weight 4,60 g., Condition XF, patina
Denis-Auguste Affre (September 27, 1793 - June 27, 1848) was Archbishop of Paris from 1840 to 1848. He was killed while trying to negotiate peace during the June uprising of 1848. Affre entered the barricade at the entrance to the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, carrying a green branch as a sign of peace, to address both sides. However, he had only uttered a few words when the insurgents, hearing gunfire and feeling they had been betrayed, opened fire on the National Guard. Affre fell, hit by a stray bullet. He was taken to his palace, where he died on June 27. The public funeral, held on July 7, was one of the most striking public spectacles of the time. The crowd following his funeral procession was estimated at around 200,000 people.
Affre was buried in the Saint-Denis chapel at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. His heart was removed and preserved in the chapel of the Carmelite Seminary, which he founded. The pectoral he was wearing when he was shot - seen in his portrait - is kept as a relic by the Archdiocese of Paris.
His cause for canonization has begun and he is being titled as a Servant of God.
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France, Paris. Catholic pendant commemorating the death of Archbishop Denis Affre of Paris on June 27, 1848 at the barricades of Paris, by Houzelot, Silver-plated Bronze 23 mm, weight 4,60 g., Condition XF, patina