Saint Remigius

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Statue of Saint Remigius at the Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld, Netherlands

Remigius (

Arian Christianity
.

Life

Remigius was born, traditionally, at

Référendaire of France
.

The story of the return of the sacred vessels (most notably the

Alamanni in the battle of Tolbiac at around 497 AD, he requested Remigius to baptize him at Reims (December 25, 496) in the presence of a large company of Franks and Alamanni; according to Gregory of Tours, 3,000 Franks were baptized with Clovis.[b]

King Clovis granted Remigius stretches of territory, in which Remigius established and endowed many churches. He erected bishoprics at

Bishop of Soissons and also corresponded with Sidonius Apollinaris, whose letters give a sense of the highly cultivated courtly literary Gallo-Roman style all three men shared.[3]

The chroniclers of "Gallia Christiana" record that numerous donations were made to Remigius by the Frankish nobles, which he presented to the cathedral at Reims.[2]

Though Remigius never attended any of the church councils, in 517 he held a synod at Reims, at which after a heated discussion he converted a bishop of Arian views.[2] Although Remigius's influence over people and prelates was extraordinary, upon one occasion his condoning of the offences of one Claudius, a priest whom Remigius had consecrated, brought upon him the rebukes of his episcopal brethren, who deemed Claudius deserving of degradation. The reply of Remigius, still extant, is able and convincing.

Few authentic works of Remigius remain: his "Declamations" were elaborately admired by Sidonius Apollinaris, in a finely turned letter to Remigius, but are now lost.

Falco of Tongres. The "Testament of Saint Remigius" is apocryphal. A brief and strictly legendary "Vita" was formerly ascribed to Venantius Fortunatus. Another, according to Jacobus de Voragine, was written by Ignatius, bishop of Reims.[5] A letter congratulating Pope Hormisdas upon his election (523) is apocryphal, and "the letter in which Pope Hormisdas appears to have appointed him vicar of the kingdom of Clovis is proved to be spurious; it is presumed to have been an attempt of Hincmar to base his pretensions for the elevation of Reims to the primacy, following the alleged precedent of Remigius."[6]

A Commentary on the Pauline Epistles (edited Villalpandus, 1699) is not his work, but that of Remigius of Auxerre.[7]

Remigius' relics were kept in the

Abbey of Saint-Rémy
.

His tomb in Reims was deliberately desecrated on 7 October 1793 by a Commissioner of the Convention during the French Revolution due to the link between the tomb and royal patronage.[8]

Christian Recognition

His feast day in France is celebrated on 1 October.

Remigius is honored in the

1 October.[9][10]

Legacy

List of churches dedicated to Saint Remigius:

See also

Preceded by
Archbishop of Reims

459–533 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρεμίγιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ρημῶν. 13 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ The legend of the ampulla of holy oil that was used to anoint the kings crowned at Reims originated after Remigius' time, with Bishop Hincmar of Reims.
  1. ^ a b January 13 Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Roman Martyrology.
  2. ^ a b c Dedieu-Barthe, Joseph Germain Eugène (1911). "St. Remigius" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ Book IX, p. viii
  4. ^ Book IX, p. vii
  5. ^ Jacobus de Voragine, The Golden Legend, 1 October: "St. Remigius."
  6. ^ Philip Schaff, "The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge," entry by A. Hauck
  7. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Remigius, St" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  8. ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution ISBN 0-582-05194-0
  9. ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  10. ISBN 978-1-64065-235-4
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  11. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  12. ^ "Hethersett: St Remigius". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.

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