The future Apostle of the Franks devoted his youth to prayer and study in retirement; but the more he shrank from the company of men, the more his fame spread throughout the province. On the death of Bennadius, Archbishop of Rheims, Remigius, who though but twenty-two years of age had the mature character of an old man, was unanimously elected, or rather forcibly installed as Archbishop. He endeavored to escape the burden of the episcopate, but was obliged by the command of God to submit.
Mtume mustakabali wa Franks kujitoa ujana wake kwa maombi na kujifunza katika kustaafu; Lakini kadiri shrank kutoka kampuni ya watu, zaidi umaarufu wake kuenea katika jimbo hilo. On kifo cha Bennadius, Askofu Mkuu wa Rheims, Remigius, ambaye ingawa lakini miaka ishirini na miwili ya umri alikuwa na tabia ya kukomaa ya mtu wa kale, ilikuwa kwa kauli moja kuchaguliwa, au tuseme kwa nguvu imewekwa kama Askofu Mkuu. Alijitahidi kutoroka mzigo wa Uaskofu, lakini alilazimika kwa amri ya Mungu kuwasilisha.