Saint Remigius of Rheims

Also known as

• Apostle of the Franks
• Remigius of Reims
• Remi of….
• Remigio of….
• Remigiusz of….
• Romieg of….
• Rémi of….
• Rémy of….

Memorial

• 1 October
• 13 January (Rheims, France)
• 15 January (France, general calendar)

Profile

Born to the Gallo-Roman nobility, the son of Emilius, count of Laon, and of Saint Celina; younger brother of Saint Principius of Soissons; uncle of Saint Lupus of Soissons. A speaker noted for his eloquence, he was selected bishop of Rheims (in modern France) at age 22 while still a layman, and served his diocese for 74 years. He evangelized throughout Gaul, working with Saint Vaast. Spiritual teacher of Saint Theodoric. Converted Clovis, king of the Franks, baptising him on 24 December 496; this opened the way to the conversion of all the Franks and the establishment of the Church throughout France. Blind at the time of his death.

Born

• c.438

Died

• 13 January 533 of natural causes
• interred on 15 January 533
• relics transferred to the Basilica Saint-Rémy 1 October 1049

Canonized

• 1049 by Pope Saint Leo IX

Patronage

• against epidemics
• against fever
• against plague
• against religious indifference
• against snakes
• against throat pain
• France
• Rheims, France, archdiocese of
• Rheims, France, city of

Representation

• book
• dove
• lamp

Images

• Gallery of Images of Saint Remigius

Storefront

• medals and pendants

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Dictionary of Christian Biography, by Henry Wace
• Golden Legend
• Kirken i Norge
• New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Pictorial Lives of the Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Remigius of Rheims“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 April 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>