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Tomb of St Remi, Basilique Saint Remi, Reims, France

The Baptism of Clovis and peers of France, on the Tomb of Saint Remi, in the chancel of the Basilique Saint Remi or Abbey of St Remi, 11th century, Romanesque, Reims, France. The tomb of Archbishop Saint Remi, 440-533, who converted Clovis, the King of the Franks, to Christianity in 496 AD, is carved with Renaissance statues of the peers of France and surrounded by a 17th century enclosure. The original 16th century tomb was destroyed in the French Revolution and much of this present version dates to 1847. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 3862x3744 / 5.3MB; www.manuelcohen.com; indoors inside interior square image France French Reims Marne Champagne-Ardenne Champagne Ardenne Europe European Western Europe Western European Basilique Saint Remi Abbey of St Remi St Remi Abbey St Remi Basilica St Remi Saint Remi history heritage travel tourism tourist attraction basilica church abbey religion religious belief faith sacred christian christianity catholic catholicism 11th century UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site building architecture column capital chancel arch tomb tomb of Saint Remi death remains 16th century 19th century sculpture statue peer bishop mitre crosier Renaissance pediment 17th century enclosure ambulatory baptism baptising Clovis
Contained in galleries: Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

The Baptism of Clovis and peers of France, on the Tomb of Saint Remi, in the chancel of the Basilique Saint Remi or Abbey of St Remi, 11th century, Romanesque, Reims, France. The tomb of Archbishop Saint Remi, 440-533, who converted Clovis, the King of the Franks, to Christianity in 496 AD, is carved with Renaissance statues of the peers of France and surrounded by a 17th century enclosure. The original 16th century tomb was destroyed in the French Revolution and much of this present version dates to 1847. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen