St Dionysius was one of the principal saints of medieval France. He is known largely through the writings of Hilduin, the powerful abbot of Saint-Denis in Paris (814-40), who described the life and martyrdom of the saint in prose and verse. Both versions are edited here, with facing-page English translation and commentary.

Michael Lapidge, Ph.D. 1971, Litt.D. 1987, Hon.D.Litt. 2011. Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Cambridge; author or editor of 50 books and 250 articles; Fellow of the British Academy; Corresponding Fellow of the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Munich) and Accademia dei Lincei (Rome).