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    former Roman Catholic Diocese of Ypres, in present-day Belgium, existed from 1559 to 1801. Its seat was Saint Martin's Cathedral in Ypres. In 1969 it was reconstituted...
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    and former cathedral in the Belgian city of Ypres. It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly...
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    new Diocese of Ypres in 1561, and Saint Martin's Church was elevated to cathedral. On 25 March 1678, Ypres was conquered by the forces of Louis XIV of France...
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    the Dutch Catholic bishop of Ypres in Flanders and the father of a theological movement known as Jansenism. He was born of humble Catholic parentage at...
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    archdeaneries of Bruges and Ghent formed the new diocese of Bruges and diocese of Ghent, and six parishes passed to the new diocese of Ypres. This situation...
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    Belgium, created in 1559. Province and diocese of Mechelen created in 1559. Diocese of Ypres — Created 1559. other dioceses in present-day Belgium and the Netherlands...
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  • like Arras and Ypres, the bishopric was able to build a cathedral which was at the time the largest in France. In 1099 the diocese of Thérouanne underwent...
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    Stuivekenskerke (category Sub-municipalities of Diksmuide)
    on that side of the river belonged first to the Diocese of Thérouanne, and then to the Diocese of Ypres. During the Ancien Régime, Stuivekenskerke belonged...
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    Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, was built to commemorate over 500,000 British and Commonwealth troops, who had died in the three battles fought for the Ypres...
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    former Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium, including the Dioceses of Eupen-Malmedy and Ypres, but also the ancient Diocese of Thérouanne. The latter...
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