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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".)
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Clovis was the first Germanic king to?
accept the Catholic religion
Who is the chieftain that become king of the Fanks in 481?
Clovis I.
Was Clovis the only Roman Catholic King in Gaul?
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. . The baptism of Clovis was the birth of the nation we now call France, and indeed he was the first Catholic King in Gaul.
Henry IV what decision did he have to make to become king?
to become catholic
Was Clovis a roman emperor?
No, Clovis was a king of the Franks.
Who was the Frankish king who created a huge empire?
Clovis was the first Catholic King of the Franks, and Charles (Charlemagne) was the most famous.
What was King Clovis main accomplishments?
Becoming a Catholic so then everyone became a Catholic he was losing the battle and he then decided to pray. His unification of the Frankish nation, his conquest of Gaul, and his conversion to Christianity.
Clovis was the king of the?
Franks
What did King Clovis of the Franks do to King Siagrius?
He defeated him.
Who was clovis of rome?
Clovis was king of the Franks. He first came to his throne at the age of 15 when he was king of his tribe, he later defeated all the other Frankish kings to become king over all the Franks. He led great battles against the Romans and had conquered most of the northern and western parts of Roman Gaul. He is known as the first king of the area that would become France.
Who was Clovis Rome?
Clovis was king of the Franks. He first came to his throne at the age of 15 when he was king of his tribe, he later defeated all the other Frankish kings to become king over all the Franks. He led great battles against the Romans and had conquered most of the northern and western parts of Roman Gaul. He is known as the first king of the area that would become France.
Significan of clovis?
Clovis was the first important non-Roman king to convert to Christianity.
