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In 1023, Archbishop Ebles acquired the Countship of Reims, making him a prince-bishop; it became a duchy and a peerage between 1060 and 1170. The archdiocese comprises the arrondissement of Reims and the département of Ardennes while the province comprises the former région of Champagne-Ardenne.
Saint Rémi became bishop of Rheims in 459, and we know that he baptized Clovis there on Christmas day in 496. He died in Rheims in around 533, and his relics are venerated in the Basilica of Saint Rémi. Legend has much associated Saint Rémi with the wines of Champagne.
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The archdiocese was re-established in theory by the Concordat of 1817, and in fact in 1821; it was given Amiens and Soissons as suffragans in 1821, and Châlons-sur-Marne and Beauvais in 1822. The Remi (as the Gauls of this region were called), whose capital was Durocortorum , the present Reims, were early reduced to submission by Caesar.
MANASSES I OF REIMS. Archbishop, patron of letters; b. Champagne, France, c. 1040; d. between 1081 and 1100. This archbishop cannot be traced with certainty before his election in 1070 or after May 1081. It is established that Manasses was a well-educated noble, had a taste for Latin verse, possessed some knowledge of Canon Law, and was eager ...
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The Alton diocese (later Springfield) followed four years later and in 1877 the Diocese of Peoria was established. In 1880 Rome designated the Diocese of Chicago an archdiocese, raising it to preeminence among all dioceses in the region and establishing its bishop as an archbishop.
Reims, or ‘Reemz’, as it is pronounced, is a city that has so much to offer, including culture, architecture, and exceptional wine. Afectionately known as ‘The City of Champagne’, Reims has an impressive history that goes back to before the Romans occupied the region. Roughly 90 miles north-east of Paris, Reims is reachable via car and ...
