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Saint Remigius

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Also known as Rémi, Remy, St. Remigius

French archbishop and saint

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Died
approximately 530
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  • Mitis depone colla, Sigamber; adora quod incendisti, incende quod adorasti.

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Born
c. 437 , Cerny-en-Laonnois , Picardy , Roman Empire
Died
13 January 533 (533-01-13) (aged 95–96), Rheims , Champagne , Kingdom of the Franks
Venerated in
Catholic Church , Anglican Communion , Eastern Orthodoxy
Feast
13 January , 1 October (translation of relics)
Attributes
dove , book, lamp
Patronage
France

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Statue de Saint Remi Basilique Reims 130208.jpg
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Saint Remigius
name in native language
Remi de Reims
date of death
0533-01-13
date of birth
0437-00-00
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Statue of Saint Remigius at the Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld, Netherlands 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 Nicene Christianity for the first time in Germanic lands, most of whom had been converted to Arian Christianity.

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