Ancient Diocese of Saint-Omer
Roman Catholic diocese in France (1559 - 1801)The former French Catholic diocese of Saint-Omer existed from 1559 until the French Revolution. Its see at Saint-Omer, in the modern department of Pas-de-Calais, was created as a reaction to the destruction of the see of Thérouanne, by military action in the wars of the Emperor Charles V. It then became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cambrai in 1559.
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Saint-Omer
Subprefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Arrondissement of Saint-Omer
Arrondissement in Hauts-de-France, France
Saint-Omer Cathedral
Cathedral located in Pas-de-Calais, France
Lycée Alexandre Ribot
School in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France
Battle of Saint-Omer
Major field battle of the Hundred Years' War
Siege of Saint-Omer
1638 battle of the Thirty Years' War
Brasserie de Saint-Omer
Canton of Saint-Omer