Remigius ( French : Remy or Rémi ; c. 437 – 13 January 533) was the Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks ". On 25 December 496, he baptised Clovis I , King of the Franks . The baptism, leading to about 3000 additional converts, was an important event in the Christianization of the Franks . Because of Clovis's efforts, a large number of churches were established in the formerly pagan lands of the Frankish empire , establishing a distinctly Orthodox variety of Christianity for the first time in Germanic lands, most of whom had been converted to Arian Christianity .
18-408: Saint-Rémy or Saint-Remy (French for Saint Remigius ) may refer to: Places [ edit ] Belgium [ edit ] Saint-Remy , district of the municipality of Chimay , province of Hainaut, Wallonia Saint-Remy , district of the municipality of Blegny , province of Liège, Wallonia France [ edit ] Saint-Rémy, Ain , in
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54-596: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Remigius Remigius was born, traditionally, at Cerny-en-Laonnois , near Laon , Picardy , into the highest levels of Gallo-Roman society. He is said to have been son of Emilius, count of Laon (who is not otherwise attested) and of Saint Celine , daughter of the Bishop of Soissons , which Clovis had conquered in 487. He studied at Reims and soon became so noted for his learning and sanctity, and his high status, that he
72-666: The Church of England and in the Episcopal Church on 1 October . List of churches dedicated to Saint Remigius: Saint-R%C3%A9my-la-Vanne Saint-Rémy-de-la-Vanne ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi də la van] ; before 2024: Saint-Rémy-la-Vanne ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France . Inhabitants of Saint-Rémy-la-Vanne are called Saint-Rémois . This article related to
90-891: The Viking invasions and thence, in 1099 to the Abbey of Saint-Rémy . His tomb in Reims was deliberately desecrated on 7 October 1793 by a Commissioner of the Convention during the French Revolution due to the link between the tomb and royal patronage. His feast day in France and in the Traditional Catholic Church in the United Kingdom and USA is celebrated on 1 October. Remigius is honored also in
108-793: The Ain département Saint-Rémy, Aveyron , in the Aveyron département Saint-Rémy, Calvados , in the Calvados département Saint-Rémy, Corrèze , in the Corrèze département Saint-Rémy, Côte-d'Or , in the Côte-d'Or département Saint-Rémy, Deux-Sèvres , in the Deux-Sèvres département Saint-Rémy, Dordogne , in the Dordogne département Saint-Rémy, Saône-et-Loire , in
126-489: The Frankish nobles, which he presented to the cathedral at Reims. Though Remigius never attended any of the church councils, in 517 he held a synod at Reims, at which after a heated discussion he converted a bishop of Arian views. Although Remigius's influence over people and prelates was extraordinary, upon one occasion his condoning of the offences of one Claudius, a priest whom Remigius had consecrated, brought upon him
144-766: The Maine-et-Loire département Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat , in the Allier département Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré , in the Yvelines département Saint-Remy-la-Calonne , in the Meuse département Saint-Rémy-la-Vanne , in the Seine-et-Marne département Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne , in the Maine-et-Loire département Saint-Remy-le-Petit , in the Ardennes département Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse , in
162-765: The Puy-de-Dôme département Saint-Rémy-de-Chargnat , in the Puy-de-Dôme département Saint-Rémy-de-Chaudes-Aigues , in the Cantal département Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne , in the Savoie département Saint-Rémy-de-Provence , in the Bouches-du-Rhône département Saint-Rémy-de-Sillé , in the Sarthe département Saint-Rémy-des-Landes , in the Manche département Saint-Rémy-des-Monts , in
180-695: The Sarthe département Saint-Remy-du-Nord , in the Nord département Saint-Rémy-du-Plain , in the Ille-et-Vilaine département Saint-Rémy-du-Val , in the Sarthe département Saint-Remy-en-Bouzemont-Saint-Genest-et-Isson , in the Marne département Saint-Rémy-en-Comté , in the Haute-Saône département Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau , in the Oise département Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges , in
198-807: The Saône-et-Loire département Saint-Remy, Vosges , in the Vosges département (without the accent aigu ) Saint-Rémy-au-Bois , in the Pas-de-Calais département Saint-Rémy-aux-Bois , in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département Saint-Rémy-Blanzy , in the Aisne département Saint-Rémy-Boscrocourt , in the Seine-Maritime département Saint-Remy-Chaussée , in the Nord département Saint-Rémy-de-Blot , in
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#1732779669915216-723: The Yvelines département Saint-Remy-sous-Barbuise , in the Aube département Saint-Remy-sous-Broyes , in the Marne département Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre , in the Eure-et-Loir département Saint-Remy-sur-Bussy , in the Marne département Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse , in the Vienne département Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle , in the Puy-de-Dôme département Surname [ edit ] Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy (c.1394-1468), Burgundian seigneur and chronicler Joseph Saint-Rémy , Haitian historian M. de Saint-Remy,
234-490: The first bishop in 499; Arras , where he installed St. Vedast; and Laon, which he gave to his niece's husband Gunband. In 530 he consecrated Medardus , Bishop of Noyon . Remigius' brother Principius was Bishop of Soissons and also corresponded with Sidonius Apollinaris , whose letters give a sense of the highly cultivated courtly literary Gallo-Roman style all three men shared. The chroniclers of " Gallia Christiana " record that numerous donations were made to Remigius by
252-569: The kingdom of Clovis is proved to be spurious; it is presumed to have been an attempt of Hincmar to base his pretensions for the elevation of Reims to the primacy, following the alleged precedent of Remigius." A Commentary on the Pauline Epistles (edited Villalpandus, 1699) is not his work, but that of Remigius of Auxerre . Remigius' relics were kept in the Cathedral of Reims , whence Hincmar had them translated to Épernay during
270-476: The matter of Claudius, two written to Clovis, and a fourth to Bishop Falco of Tongres . The "Testament of Saint Remigius" is apocryphal. A brief and strictly legendary "Vita" was formerly ascribed to Venantius Fortunatus . Another, according to Jacobus de Voragine , was written by Ignatius, bishop of Reims. A letter congratulating Pope Hormisdas upon his election (523) is apocryphal, and "the letter in which Pope Hormisdas appears to have appointed him vicar of
288-496: The rebukes of his episcopal brethren, who deemed Claudius deserving of degradation. The reply of Remigius, still extant, is able and convincing. Few authentic works of Remigius remain: his "Declamations" were elaborately admired by Sidonius Apollinaris, in a finely turned letter to Remigius, but are now lost. Four letters survive in the collection known as the Epistulae Austrasicae : one containing his defence in
306-589: Was elected Bishop of Reims at age 21, though still a layman. The story of the return of the sacred vessels (most notably the Vase of Soissons ), which had been stolen from the church of Soissons, testifies to the friendly relations existing between him and Clovis, King of the Franks, whom he converted to Christianity with the assistance of Vedast (Vedastus, Vaast, Waast) and Clotilde , the Burgundian princess who
324-728: Was wife to Clovis. Even before he embraced Christianity, Clovis had showered benefits upon Remigius and the Christians of Reims, and after his victory over the Alamanni in the battle of Tolbiac at around 497 AD, he requested Remigius to baptize him at Reims (December 25, 496) in the presence of a large company of Franks and Alamanni; according to Gregory of Tours , 3,000 Franks were baptized with Clovis. King Clovis granted Remigius stretches of territory, in which Remigius established and endowed many churches. He erected bishoprics at Tournai ; Cambrai ; Thérouanne , where he personally ordained
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