Hincmar
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Hincmar, archbishop of Reims, was a Frankish jurist and theologian, as well as the friend, advisor and propagandist of Charles the Bald. He belonged to a noble family of northern Francia.
Representation of Hincmar on a stained glass window in the Saint-Remi basilica of Reims.
Relief from Hincmar's tomb, destroyed in 1793.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims
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The Archdiocese of Reims is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus of Reims, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750. The archbishop received the title "primate of Gallia Belgica" in 1089.
The Cathedral of Reims, by Domenico Quaglio