Denis Murphy (born 2 November1948, Ashington) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labourmember of Parliament for Wansbeck, and was first elected in 1997. He had previously led Wansbeck District Council. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map sources for Ashington at grid reference NZ2787 Ashington is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of around 28,000 people. ... The Labour Party is the principal centrist/centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Wansbeck is a local government district in south-east Northumberland, England. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gregory of Tours simply states of Denis that he was bishop of the Parisii and was martyred by being beheaded by a sword: (Beatus Dionysius Parisiorum episcopus diversis pro Christi nomine adfectus poenis praesentem vitam gladio immente finivit, [History of the Franks I, 30]).
Nevertheless, it appears that Denis was sent from Italy to convert Gaul in the 3rd century, linking him with the "apostles to the Gauls" reputed to have been sent out under the direction of Pope Fabian, after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian community at Lutetia (Paris).
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