Saint Remigius
Bishop
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Remigius 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. Wikipedia
Born: 437 AD, Cerny-en-Laonnois, France
Died: January 13, 533 AD (age 96 years), Reims, France
Full name: Remigius
Place of burial: Musée Saint-Remi, Reims, France
Parents: Saint Cilinia and Emilius
Feast: 13 January; 1 October (translation of relics)
Patronage: France