Asked by David

In the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, the shrines were moved from the ______ to the ______.
a.
crypt; high altar
b.
high altar; crypt
c.
nave; narthex
d.
narthex; nave

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a. crypt; high altar

Abbot Suger’s 12th-century rebuilding moved the royal shrines and relics up out of the dark crypt into the choir/high‑altar area so they would be more visible to pilgrims.