Saint Étienne ou sainte Marie ? Un vieux débat à refermer : « Le vocable de la cathédrale de Paris à l’époque franque »
Josiane Barbier
In 1925 Léon Levillain published a study on “The dedication of the cathedral Paris in Frankish period”, where he concluded that “Saint Stephen was original patron Parisian church” - attested Merovingian period. He rejected conclusions Victor Mortet, who maintained his Étude historique et archéologique sur la cathédrale le palais épiscopal de du VIe au XIIe siècle, 1888, Sainte Marie had always been main unknown before last third 8th century. The thesis L. is nowadays commonly accepted. Nevertheless, reexamination texts from 6th-9th century cited debate and deconstruction argument lead to dismissal return those V. Mortet continual preeminence Paris, moment when first known, during Carolingian
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