Saint Remigius Saint

Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, (French: Saint Rémi or Saint Rémy; Italian: Remigio; Spanish: Remigio; Occitan: Romieg; Polish: Remigiusz; Breton: Remig and Lithuanian: Remigijus), was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, (c. 437 – January 13, 533). On 24 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. This baptism, leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Nicene Christianity, was a momentous success for the Catholic Church and a seminal event in European history.

Personal facts

Saint Remigius
Birth dateJanuary 01, 0437
Birth place
Patron saints of places , Picardy , Cerny-en-Laonnois
Date of deathJanuary 01, 0533
Place of death
Reims , Champagne (historical province)
TitleBishop and Confessor

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venerated in
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Catholic Church

Topical connections

Martin of ToursSaint
Gerberga of SaxonyRoyalty
Éogan of ArdstrawSaint

Saint Remigius on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/str15001.htm
  2. http://www.catholicrevelations.com/category/saints/the-life-of-st-remigius-bishop-of-reims-and-the-saintly-apostle-of-the-franks.html
  3. http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc09/htm/iv.vii.clii.htm
  4. http://www.stpetersbasilica.info/Exterior/Colonnades/Saints/St%20Remigius-15/StRemigius.htm