page_title: Saint Remigius
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Remigius
context_page_description: Saint Remigius, French: Remi, Rémi or Rémy, was the Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks". On 25 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. This baptism, leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Christianity, was a momentous success for the Church and a seminal event in European history.
context_section_description: Saint Remigius, French: Remi, Rémi or Rémy (c. 437 – January 13, 533), was the  Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks". On 25 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. This baptism, leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Christianity, was a momentous success for the Church and a seminal event in European history.
caption: Saint Remigius baptizes Clovis I, by the Master of Saint Gilles, c. 1500 (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
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