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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Remigius, bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533

Saint ID

S00456

Number in BH

BHL 7150-7173

Reported Death Not Before

511

Reported Death Not After

533

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00674Bishop Nicetius of Trier, in a letter to Chlodosinda, queen of the Lombards (Austrasian Letter 8), describes the posthumous healing power of the Gallic saints *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), *Germanus (bishop of Auxerre, ob. c. 448, S00455), *Lupus (bishop of Troyes, ob. 479, S00418), *Hilary (bishop of Poitiers, ob. 367, S00183), *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456), and *Medard (bishop of Vermand buried at Soissons, ob. c. 560, S00168), and contrasts this with the alleged absence of miracles in Arian churches. Written in Latin, presumably at Trier (eastern Gaul), 561/569.
E02028Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (2.31), states that *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456), is the equal of *Silvester (bishop of Rome, ob. 336, S00397) for the miracles he performed; Gregory mentions a Life of Remigius, in which is recorded a miracle of raising from the dead. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 575/594.
E02319Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (8.21), describes how the Frankish aristocrat Guntram Boso was accused of taking advantage of the feast of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. 533, S00456) to rob a tomb in a church at Metz (eastern Gaul), 1 October 585. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 585/594.
E02335Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (9.14), describes how Egidius, bishop of Reims, in 587 received a sworn assurance in the church of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456) in Reims (north-east Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/594.
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02705Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (78), tells how *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456) from his grave punished a man with death, who had unjustly occupied a field given to the church of Reims (north-east Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.
E02706Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (78), recounts how plague threatened the city of Reims (north-east Gaul); the citizens kept vigils at the tomb of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456); then took the cloth that covered his tomb and journeyed with it around the territory of the city; the plague spared Reims. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.
E04610The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 15 January.
E04973The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 1 October.
E04977The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 5 October.
E05555Venantius Fortunatus writes eleven books of Poems in Latin, mainly in western and north-western Gaul, 565/600; many of them with reference to saints. Overview entry.
E05639Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem (2.13) on an oratory built by a certain 'Trasaricus', mentions its relics of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Paul (the Apostle, S00008), *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) and *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456); perhaps in Toul (eastern Gaul), in the mid-6th c. Written in Latin in Gaul, 565/576.
E05860The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in October. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710.
E05941The Chronicle of Fredegar (4.83) mentions that the magnate Ermenfred sought sanctuary in the church of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456) at Reims (northern Gaul) in 642. Written in Latin in Gaul/Francia, 659/700.
E05965The will of Desiderius, bishop of Cahors (ob. c. 655), summarised in the Latin Life of Desiderius (E08220), leaves property to churches or monasteries in and around Cahors (south-west Gaul), dedicated to fourteen named saints or pairs of saints. Summary written in Cahors, c. 670/700.
E06493The Latin Life of *Sadalberga (abbess of Laon, ob. 671/8, S02434) records the saint's life, miracles, and death. Written perhaps at Laon (north-east Gaul), c. 680.
E07670The Latin Life of *Vedast (bishop of Arras, ob. 540, S01900), possibly by Jonas of Bobbio, records the life, miracles, death and burial of the saint in Arras (north-east Gaul). Written possibly at Marchiennes (north-east Gaul) in c. 650.
E07786Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (10.19), mentions that the abbot of the monastery attached to the church of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456) gave evidence against Bishop Egidius of Reims when he was accused of conspiring against King Guntram in 590. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 590/594.
E08349Venantius Fortunatus writes the Life of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). It is an adaptation in epic verse of the Life of Martin and books 2 and 3 of the Dialogues of Sulpicius Severus; in a final envoi, the book travels from Poitiers to Fortunatus' home city of Ravenna, stopping at the shrines of many saints along the way. Written in Latin, in Poitiers (western Gaul), between 573 and 576. Overview entry.
E08396The will of Romulf, bishop of Reims (c. 590-596/613), leaves property to the matricola of *Martialis (first bishop of Limoges, S01168), the church of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456), a female monastery of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), and other unnamed churches in Reims, Soissons and Tours (all northern Gaul). Will of c. 590/596; summary, written in Latin in the 940s by Flodoard, in his History of the Church of Reims (2.4).
E08397The will of Somnatius, bishop of Reims (c. 613 - after 626), leaves property and money to many churches at Reims and elsewhere in northern Gaul. Will of c. 620; summary, written in Latin in the 940s by Flodoard, in his History of the Church of Reims (2.5).
E08398The will of Lando, bishop of Reims (mid-7th c.), leaves property to many churches of Reims. Will of mid-7th c.; summary, written in Latin in the 940s by Flodoard, in his History of the Church of Reims (2.6).
E08485Venantius Fortunatus, at the end of his verse Life of St Martin (4.638-40), sends the personified book on a pilgrimage, from Poitiers to the poet's home city of Ravenna, venerating various saints along the way; its third and fourth such stops are at the grave of *Remigius (bishop of Reims, ob. c. 533, S00456) and the church of *Medard (bishop of Vermand buried at Soissons, ob. c. 560, S00168), at Reims and Soissons respectively (both north-east Gaul). Written in Latin in Poitiers (north-west Gaul), 573/576.