Saint Hincmar | |
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Archbishop of Reims | |
Archdiocese | Reims |
In office | 845-882 |
Predecessor | Ebbo |
Successor | Fulk the Venerable |
Orders | |
Ordination | 845 by Council of Beauvais |
Personal details | |
Born | 806 |
Died | 21 December 882 |
Buried | Basilica of Saint-Remi |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 21 December 5 March |
Venerated in | Catholic Church (Benedictines) |
Title as Saint | Archbishop, 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.