Diocese of Tournai
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The Diocese of Tournai is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon and Tournai
Aerial view of Tournai Cathedral
Tournai Cathedral
Rear view of Tournai Cathedral
Tournai
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Tournai is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropoli
Diocese of Tournai
…site for Wallonia's heritage since 1936 and as a World Heritage Site since 2000. As early as the second half of the 3rd century St. Piat evangelized Tournai; some sources name him as the first bishop, but this remains unsubstantiated. At the end of the 3rd century Emperor Maximian rekindled persecutions…
Grand-Place of Tournai
Siege of Tournai, 1581
Bridge of the Holes on the river Scheldt with Our Lady's Cathedral of Tournai in the distance
Grand-Place of Tournai