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What issues are evident in the religious discussion of Clovis and his wife Clotilda?
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Clovis married the beautiful St. Clotilda, who worked to convert him. Their first child died, and they nearly lost their second. Clovis might have assumed a powerful God would do better than that. Clovis was facing defeat (496-497) against the Alemanni, another Germanic tribe, and promised the Christian God, if he won, he would convert and be baptized. He was baptized with three thousand of his troops in Rheims, France, by Bishop Remigius.
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What issues are evident in the religious discussions of Clovis and his wife?
Clovis married the beautiful St. Clotilda, who worked to convert him. Their first child died, and they nearly lost their second. Clovis might have assumed a powerful God would do better than that. Clovis was facing defeat (496-497) against the Alemanni, another Germanic tribe, and promised the Christian God, if he won, he would convert and be baptized. He was baptized with three thousand of his troops in Rheims, France, by Bishop Remigius.
What Germanic tribe became known as chief defender of the western church?
The Franks. The Frankish leader at the time, Clovis, was convinced by his wife, Clotilda, to convert to Christianity. By becoming the first of the Barbarian tribes to accept Christianity, Clovis led the Franks to defend the Christian Church in the West.
What do you think was the religious faith of the Frankish people before Clovis converted them to Christianity?
The religious faith was Mythology
How did King Clovis become a Catholic?
Clovis became king of the Franks at the tender age of 15, a precious but rather ruthless young man. Three important influences on his life (who all became saints) including St. Remigius (Clotilda's spiritual advisor), bishop of Rheims, St. Genevieve, the saint of Paris, and, finally, St. Clotilda, the princess of Burgundy. King Clovis married Clotilda, and during a particularly difficult battle, he prayed to "Clotilda's God" for victory. After winning the battle, as good as his word, he was baptized by St. Remigius along with, surprisingly, three thousand Franks who agreed to follow their King into this new religion. During the baptismal ceremony, a "striking incident occurred that was to have consequences for fifteen hundred years." In those days (Christmas 496 A.D.) confirmation was still administered immediately after baptism, and when it came time for the confirmation, the cleric carrying the Sacred Chrism could not get through the crowd. St. Remigius looked up to heaven to see a dove descending, a phial of oil in its beak. "With this oil he anointed the king, and it was afterward used in the coronation ceremonies of the kings of France. . . . Smashed during the French Revolution, the remains were recovered and a few precious drops last used for the coronation of Charles X in 1824" one thousand, three hundred, twenty-eight years later. (Diane Moczar, Ten Date Every Catholic Should Know, "The Baptism of Clovis Gives Birth to France".)
Why did the frankish become catholic?
The Franks were the only real pagans left in Europe at that time, most of the Europeans were Arian heretics. Clovis came to the throne as a precocious fifteen-year-old in 482, married a Catholic princess and had a great run in with the great St. Remigius, Bishop of Reims. God, working through St. Genevieve in Paris, Clotilda, Clovis' Catholic wife, and St. Remigius brought about Clovis' conversion, and through him that of all his knights. Read the third chapter of Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know for the whole story, link below:
Where is the Clovis Regional Library in Clovis located?
The address of the Clovis Regional Library is: 1155 Fifth St., Clovis, 93612 1391
Where is the Clovis Carver Public Library in Clovis located?
The address of the Clovis Carver Public Library is: 701 Main, Clovis, 88101 6658
When was Clovis I born?
Clovis I was born in 466.
When did Clovis I die?
Clovis I died in 511.
What is the birth name of Clovis Trouille?
Clovis Trouille's birth name is Camille Clovis Trouille.
What is the name of the castle of Clovis?
It is called Clovis Castle.
Was Clovis a roman emperor?
No, Clovis was a king of the Franks.
