Clotilda, Saint

Clotilda, Saint
Clotilda, Saint
Queen of the Franks, wife of King Clovis I and grandmother of St. Cloud. Devoted to St. Martin of Tours and instrumental in the conversion of the Franks, she died in 545

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  • Saint Remigius —     St. Remigius     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Remigius     Apostle of the Franks, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Cerny or Laon, 437; d. at Reims, 13 January 533. His feast is celebrated 1 October. His father was Emile, Count of Laon. He studied… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Clotilda, St. — (d. 544)    The wife of the great Merovingian king Clovis, Clotilda is traditionally thought to have played a key role in the conversion of her husband to Catholic Christianity. She may also have influenced his foreign policy by encouraging a war …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

  • St. Clotilda —     St. Clotilda     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Clotilda     (Fr. CLOTILDE; Ger. CHLOTHILDE).     Queen of the Franks, born probably at Lyons, c. 474; died at Tours, 3 June, 545. Her feast is celebrated 3 June. Clotilda was the wife of Clovis… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Remigius of Reims, Saint — ▪ French ecclesiast French  Saint Remi , or  Remy, de Reims , byname  Apostle of the Franks  born c. 437 died Jan. 13, c. 533, Reims, Fr.; feast day October 1       bishop of Reims who greatly advanced the cause of Christianity in France by his… …   Universalium

  • Clovis I — /kloh vis/; Fr. /klaw vees / A.D. c465 511, king of the Franks 481 511. German, Chlodwig. * * * German Chlodweg born с 466 died Nov. 27, 511, Paris, Fr. Merovingian founder of the Frankish kingdom. The son of Childeric I, king of the Salian… …   Universalium

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  • Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

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