Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Franks da daular Merovingian mai mulki, waɗanda suka yi ƙaura zuwa Gaul daga ƙarni na 3 sun kasance arna ne da farko. A Kirsimeti 496, duk da haka, Clovis I bayan nasararsa a yakin Tolbiac
ya tuba zuwa ga "orthodox" bangaskiya na cocin Katolika kuma ya bar kansa a yi masa baftisma a Rheims. Gregory na Tours ne ya ba da cikakken bayani game da wannan aukuwa.