Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims

Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims is in Reims, Grand Est, France and is a historic pilgrimage basilica built around the tomb and cult of St. Remi, the bishop traditionally associated with the baptism of Clovis.. The former Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Remi was founded in the 8th century. Its pilgrimage church developed around the tomb of Bishop Remigius, or St. Remi, and became closely tied to the coronation ceremonies of French kings.

UNESCO describes it as a major Romanesque building later transformed with Gothic sobriety; the former abbey buildings now serve museum functions while the basilica remains a religious monument. Architecturally, the site is principally Romanesque and Gothic. Its documented heritage context includes Historic abbey church and pilgrimage site; it is also recorded as World Heritage Site — Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991).

Pilgrims venerate St. Remi, traditionally associated with the baptism of Clovis. The abbey preserved the Holy Ampulla used in royal coronations. Any account of a miraculous origin for that object is treated as religious and royal tradition, distinct from the documented history of its ceremonial use.