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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Remigius - English
URL: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12763b.htm

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Apostle of the Franks, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Cerny or Laon, 437; d. at Reims, 13 January 553. His feast is celebrated 1 October. His father was Emile, Count of Laon. He studied literature at Reims and soon became so noted for learning and sanctity that he was elected Archbishop of Reims in his twenty-second year.

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Patron Saints Index: Remigius - English
URL: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintr15.htm

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Also known as Apostle of the Franks Memorial 1 October Profile French-Roman nobility, the son of Emilius, count of Laon, and of Saint Celina. A speaker noted for his eloquence, he was selected bishop of Reims at age 22 while still a layman, and served his diocese for 74 years. Evanglized throughout Gaul, working with Saint Vaast. Converted and baptised Clovis, king of the Franks. Blind at the time of his death.

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