Saint of the day and spiritual life #France

Saint Remigius is one of the greatest bishops in the Christian history of France. A wise pastor, a man of faith and diplomacy, he is best known for having baptized Clovis I, a pivotal event that marked the entry of the Frankish people into the Christian faith. Saint Remigius is considered the apostle of the Franks.

Saint Louis, Louis IX of France, Christian king, Catholic Church, canonization, August 25, justice, charity, poor, hospitals, Blanche of Castile, Notre-Dame de Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, Sorbonne, peace, mediator, crusades, Tunis, Poissy, Basilica of Saint-Denis, Boniface VIII

The story of the Blessed Virgin of Lourdes is linked to the Marian apparitions that took place in 1858 in Lourdes, a small town in the southwest of France. These events have become one of the most famous Catholic pilgrimages in the world.

Saint Remi probably lived between 437 and 533. He was elected bishop at the age of 22. In the diocese of Reims, a strategic diocese at a time when Gaul was still marked by political and religious instability. Remi died in 533 in Reims after having led his diocese for almost 70 years, an exceptional longevity. He is buried in the basilica that he had built in honor of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which later became the Basilica of Saint Remi in Reims.