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Hincmar

Saint

Hincmar
Archbishop of Reims
Representation of Hincmar on a stained glass window in the Saint-Remi basilica of Reims.
ArchdioceseReims
In office845-882
PredecessorEbbo
SuccessorFulk the Venerable
Orders
Ordination845
by Council of Beauvais
Personal details
Born806
Died21 December 882
BuriedBasilica of Saint-Remi
Sainthood
Feast day21 December
5 March
Venerated inCatholic Church (Benedictines)
Title as SaintArchbishop, Monk

Hincmar (/ˈhɪŋkmɑːr/; French: [ɛ̃kmaʁ]; Latin: Hincmarus; 806 – 21 December 882), archbishop of Reims, was a Frankish jurist and theologian, as well as the friend, advisor and propagandist[1] of Charles the Bald. He belonged to a noble family of northern Francia.

  1. ^ Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, 1993:186.

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