For centuries to come, the people who would become the nation of France were the leaders of Christian civilization in Western Europe. The royal couple made Paris their capital, and from Belgium to the Mediterranean they founded churches and monasteries. King Clovis and Queen Clothilde unified the various peoples under Frankish rule by spreading the Catholic faith.

Raised as a Christian by her mother, the princess was wed at the age of eighteen to Clovis, King of the Franks, who the legends say fell in love with her beauty. Honored by the Catholic Church as a saint, Clothilde was the daughter of the King of Burgundy. Clotilde, une destinée providentielle.Revivre avec Clotilde tous les événements dune existence hors du commun, tel est le projet de ce livre rédigé par des historiennes pour les jeunes. Though it reads like a diary, all of the historical facts have been thoroughly researched and verified by reliable sources. In this book for young people, Queen Clothilde tells the exciting story of her life from her point of view. Illustrated.Thanks to the prayers and good example of his young wife, Clothilde, the fierce barbarian Clovis experienced a miraculous conversion on the field of battle and became a Christian in 496, forever changing the destiny of France. Honored by the Catholic Church as a saint, Clothilde was the daughter of the King of Burgundy. John Ben Regesh takes you far beyond any literal. In this book for young people, Queen Clothilde tells the exciting story of her life from her point of view. Saint Clothilde Blandine Male 2011 In her old age, Queen Clothilde, the widow of Clovis, King of the Franks, recalls her childhood, her marriage to the pagan king, his conversion, and and the bloody events after his death, and.

Thanks to the prayers and good example of his young wife, Clothilde, the fierce barbarian Clovis experienced a miraculous conversion on the field of battle and became a Christian in 496, forever changing the destiny of France.

Saint Clothilde by Blandine Male