Coronation of the French monarch the Holy Ampulla, from the Abbey to the very steps of the high altar of the Cathedral, where he turned the relic over to the Archbishop of Rheims for its use in the coronation ritual. All succeeding Kings of France were anointed with this same oil—mixed with chrism prior to their coronation. French queens were crowned either together with their husband at Rheims or alone at Sainte-Chapelle or Abbey of St. Denis. The king is crowned by the Archbishop of Reims who is assisted by four suffragan bishops of his ecclesiastical province, and of the Bishop of Langres and Chapter
Four Crowned Martyrs Four Crowned Martyrs The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (Latin, "Sancti Quatuor Coronati") refers to nine individuals venerated as martyrs and saints in the Catholic Church. The nine saints are divided into two groups: According to the "Golden Legend", the names of the members of the first group were not known at the time of their death "but were learned through the Lord’s revelation after many years had passed." They were called the "Four Crowned Martyrs" because their names were unknown ("crown" referring to the crown of martyrdom). Severus (or Secundius), Severian(us), Carpophorus, and Victorinus were