Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer
The Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer is a church in Lobbes, a town of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Originally built as a burial church for monks and abbots of nearby Lobbes Abbey, it developed into a pilgrimage church after Saint Ursmer was interred there.Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: collegiate church in Lobbes, Belgium
- Also known as: “Saint-Ursmer Collegiate Church”
- Address: Rue de l’Église 1, Lobbes, 6540
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lobbes Abbey and Lobbes railway station.
Lobbes Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Lobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, especially around the year 1000. Lobbes Abbey is situated 330 metres west of Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.
Lobbes railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lobbes railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 310 metres west of Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.
Belfry of Thuin
The Belfry of Thuin is a historic building in Thuin, Belgium. Although historically attached to a church, the bell tower has also become a municipal tower, the only belfry of the Principality of Liège. Belfry of Thuin is situated 1½ km southeast of Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thuin and Sars-la-Buissière.
Thuin
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Thuin is a small, partly hilltop town south-west of Charleroi in the Belgian province of Hainaut on the river Sambre. For rail fans, there is the ASVi museum featuring historic trams from the Vicinal era.
Sars-la-Buissière
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Sars-la-Buissière is a village of Wallonia and a district in the municipality of Lobbes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Sars-la-Buissière is situated 4 km west of Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.
Aulne
Hamlet
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Aulne is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.
Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer
- Categories: collegiate church, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lobbes, Arrondissement of Thuin, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.34639° or 50° 20′ 47″ northLongitude
4.26599° or 4° 15′ 58″ eastInception
9th centuryOpen location code
9F2687W8+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 108238663OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q2984027
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Collegiale Sint-Ursmaruskerk van Lobbes”
- Dutch: “Sint-Ursmaruskerk (Lobbes)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Ursmaruskerk”
- French: “Collegiale Saint-Ursmer de Lobbes”
- French: “collégiale Saint-Ursmer de Lobbes”
- French: “Collégiale Saint-Ursmer de Lobbes”
- French: “Collégiale Saint-Ursmer”
- Italian: “Collegiale di Sant’Ursmaro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jardin de Folcuin and bpost.
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