Montmartre

Montmartre is a hill in the north of Paris, France, in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. The community on the hill is also called Montmartre.

Early history

The name Montmartre comes from Mont des Martyrs, so named because the bishop Saint Denis (patron saint of France), the priest Rustique, and the archdeacon Eleuthere were decapitated on the hill around the year 272.

Related Topics:
Bishop - Saint Denis - 272

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It was on the hill in 1534, that Ignatius Loyola and seven companions took the vows that led to the creation of the Jesuit order.

Related Topics:
1534 - Ignatius Loyola - Jesuit order

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A large nunnery once stood on the hill. For many years the vineyards and windmills gave Montmartre an air of the country in the middle of Paris.

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During the French Revolution it was renamed Montmarat to commemorate the assassinated revolutionary Jean Marat, but it was soon called Montmartre again.

Related Topics:
French Revolution - Jean Marat

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