Abbey of Saint-Remi (Reims)

France / Champagne-Ardenne / Reims
 basilica, catholicism, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 11th century construction

The Abbey of Saint-Remi is an abbey in Reims, France, founded in around AD 1000. It contains the relics of Saint Remi, a Bishop of Reims who converted Clovis, King of the Franks, to Christianity at Christmas in AD 496, after he defeated the Alamanni in the Battle of Tolbiac.
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Coordinates:   49°14'35"N   4°2'29"E
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