Nivard
Sign in to saveNivard (Latin: Nivardus/Nivo; Spanish: Nivardo; died 1 September 673) was the Bishop of Reims during the Merovingian Dynasty from approximately 649 until 673. He was later venerated as a medieval Catholic Saint.
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- Citizenship
- France
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- Catholic priest
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- Nivard de Reims
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- Nivard de Reims
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- 0650-00-00
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- September 1
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Nivard (Latin: Nivardus/Nivo; Spanish: Nivardo; died 1 September 673) was the Bishop of Reims during the Merovingian Dynasty from approximately 649 until 673. He was later venerated as a medieval Catholic Saint.
== Life == Most of what is known about Nivard comes the Frankish priest and chronicler Flodoard and other ecclesiastical sources. Born into a Merovingian noble family, Nivard was the brother-in-law of the Frankish King Childeric II and was educated at the court of King Dagobert I in Metz.
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