Clotilde
Queen of the Franks as Clovis I's wife / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clotilde (c. 474 – 3 June 545),[2] also known as Clothilde, Clotilda, Clotild, Rotilde etc. (Latin: Chrodechildis, Chlodechildis from Frankish *Hrōþihildi or perhaps *Hlōdihildi, both "famous in battle"), was a Queen of the Franks. She was supposedly descended from the Gothic king Athanaric and became the second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I (r. 481–509) in 493.[3] The Merovingian dynasty to which her husband belonged ruled Frankish kingdoms for over 200 years[4][5] (450–758).
Saint Clotilde | |
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Queen of the Franks | |
Born | c. 474[1] Lyon, Burgundy |
Died | 3 June 545 (aged 70–71) Tours, Francia |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Lutheranism |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | June 3 (June 4 in France) |
Attributes | wearing a crown and holding a church; with a battle in the background, in memory of the Battle of Tolbiac. |
Patronage | brides, adopted children, parents, exiles, notaries, widows, the lame |
Venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church as well as by the Eastern Orthodox Church, she played a role in her husband's famous conversion to Christianity and, in her later years, became known for her almsgiving and penitential works of mercy.[6] She is credited with spreading Christianity within western Europe.