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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Remigius

437 - 533

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Remigius (French: Remi or Rémi; c. 437 – 13 January 533) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Remigius has received more than 274,563 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Saint Remigius is the 692nd most popular religious figure (up from 724th in 2019), the 831st most popular biography from France (up from 1,024th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Religious Figure.

Saint Remigius is most famous for converting Clovis I, the first king of the Franks, to Christianity in 496.

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  • 63.60

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  • 28

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  • 7.10

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  • 2.20

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Remigius ranks 692 out of 2,238Before him are Aloysius Stepinac, Mordecai, Eulalia of Mérida, James, brother of Jesus, Josaphat Kuntsevych, and Angelo Sodano. After him are Ludmila of Bohemia, Gertrude the Great, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Sa'id bin Zayd, Mahapajapati Gotami, and Julia of Corsica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 437, Saint Remigius ranks 1 Among people deceased in 533, Saint Remigius ranks 1After him are Hilderic, Fulgentius of Ruspe, and Mihirakula.

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In France

Among people born in France, Saint Remigius ranks 831 out of 6,011Before him are Charles Nicolle (1866), Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763), Pauline Viardot (1821), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Germaine of Foix (1488), and Eric Cantona (1966). After him are Simon Vouet (1590), Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (1758), David Guetta (1967), Edme Mariotte (1620), Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857), and Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Saint Remigius ranks 47Before him are Jean Meslier (1664), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Célestin Freinet (1896), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651). After him are Saint Eligius (588), Leonard of Noblac (496), Martin Bucer (1491), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), La Voisin (1640), and Robert de Sorbon (1201).