Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, (; ; ; ; ; and ), was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, ( 437 – January 13, 533 AD). On 25 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. This baptism, leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Chalcedonian Christianity, was a momentous success for the Church and a seminal event in European history.