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St. Remigius of Reims

c. 437–533 · Reims · Feast October 1

Remigius was made bishop of Reims at 22 and served for more than seventy years. After King Clovis of the Franks won a battle he had promised to Christ, Remigius baptized him and three thousand of his warriors around 496, saying, “Bow your head, proud Sicambrian; adore what you have burned, and burn what you have adored.” France was born from that baptism.

  • Feast: October 1 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 437–533
  • Place: Reims
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