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Shortly after his baptism, their son died, which further strengthened Clovis's resistance to conversion. Clotilde also had their second son baptized without her husband's permission, and this son became ill and nearly died after his baptism. Clovis eventually converted to
Catholicism following the
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Catholic despite the Arianism that surrounded her at court. Her persistence eventually persuaded Clovis to convert to Catholicism, which he initially resisted. Clotilde had wanted her son to be baptized, but Clovis refused, so she had the child baptized without Clovis's knowledge.
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1515:Christianity in Francia
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355:Proto-Germanic folklore
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169:Saint Gregory of Tours
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360:Anglo-Saxon mythology
250:Ethnolinguistic group
200:Abbey of St Genevieve
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164:interpretatio romana
1287:Gothic Christianity
153:On the other hand,
128:Abbey of Saint-Remi
105:Baptism of Clovis I
65:Political landscape
670:Germani cisrhenani
378:Funerary practices
282:Pre-Roman Iron Age
258:Germanic languages
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1383:(1): 29–57.
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605:Anglo-Saxons
595:Adrabaecampi
578:Bucinobantes
320:Architecture
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152:
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116:
68:
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968:Hilleviones
881:Frisiavones
749:Cananefates
739:Burgundians
650:Banochaemae
500:Anglo-Saxon
451:Anglo-Saxon
417:Anglo-Saxon
400:Anglo-Saxon
383:Anglo-Saxon
81:, were not
39:Catholicism
1499:Categories
1346:Ian Wood,
1264:Vinoviloth
1052:Marcomanni
1035:Helveconae
1013:Heaðobards
983:Istvaeones
973:Ingaevones
958:Hermunduri
926:Ostrogoths
916:Greuthungi
794:Chattuarii
620:Angrivarii
615:Ampsivarii
583:Lentienses
412:Literature
302:Viking Age
206:References
119:Burgundian
1436:cite book
1397:161819012
1259:Vidivarii
1254:Victohali
1244:Vangiones
1177:Thuringii
1082:Nuithones
978:Irminones
941:Visigoths
931:Thervingi
891:Gambrivii
844:Dulgubnii
839:Dauciones
789:Chasuarii
729:Brondings
655:Bastarnae
645:Baiuvarii
625:Armalausi
588:Raetovari
522:Languages
490:Symbology
350:Folklore
345:Festivals
193:Theodoric
171:gave the
144:Visigoths
1469:Speculum
1325:Category
1232:Hasdingi
1217:Usipetes
1197:Tubantes
1182:Toxandri
1162:Tencteri
1137:Suarines
1122:Sicambri
1117:Semnones
1097:Reudigni
1067:Mattiaci
1057:Marsacii
1008:Lombards
998:Lacringi
993:Juthungi
824:Corconti
809:Cherusci
784:Charudes
764:Chaedini
734:Bructeri
719:Bateinoi
690:Eburones
685:Condrusi
680:Caeroesi
675:Atuatuci
610:Ambrones
573:Brisgavi
568:Alemanni
446:Paganism
335:Clothing
330:Calendar
277:Germania
159:paganism
146:and the
77:and the
51:Clotilde
43:Clovis I
1249:Varisci
1237:Silingi
1227:Vandals
1202:Tulingi
1192:Triboci
1187:Treveri
1167:Teutons
1157:Taifals
1132:Sitones
1072:Nemetes
1030:Helisii
1003:Lemovii
921:Gutones
854:Firaesi
849:Favonae
829:Cugerni
819:Cobandi
774:Chamavi
769:Chaemae
759:Casuari
754:Caritni
724:Betasii
695:Paemani
630:Auiones
495:Warfare
473:Scripts
441:Numbers
265:History
181:Mercury
177:Jupiter
148:Vandals
99:Ulfilas
47:Tournai
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1269:Warini
1222:Vagoth
1207:Tungri
1172:Thelir
1152:Swedes
1147:Sunici
1112:Saxons
1107:Rugini
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