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.

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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

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lobbes Abbey and Lobbes railway station.

Lobbes Abbey

Monastery

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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

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Lobbes railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 310 metres west of Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.

Belfry of Thuin

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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″ north

Longitude

4.26599° or 4° 15′ 58″ east

Inception

9th century

Open location code

9F2687W8+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 108238663

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata 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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