There seems to be no obvious reason she is the patron saint of orphans. She was born a princess, the daughter of King Chilperic of Burgundy and was married young to King Clovis of the Salian Franks while he was still a pagan; she brought him to the faith. Queen. Clotilde was the mother of three sons and led her husband to Christianity in 496. Following Clovis‘ death in 511, her sons fought for years over the kingdom. To escape the constant murder and intrigue, she retired to Tours, France where she spent her remaining 34 years caring for the poor and sick.
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