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Ancient Diocese of Saintes / 0.3 km
The former French diocese of Saintes existed from the 6th century to the French Revolution. Its bishops were seated in the cathedral of Saintes in western France, in the modern department of Charente-Maritime. After the Concordat of 1801, its territory passed mainly to the Diocese of La Rochelle, (...) (mehr)Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames / 0.3 km
The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames was the first Benedictine nunnery in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou and his wife Agnes.Penelope D. Johnson, Equal in Monastic Profession: Religious Women in Medieval France, (University of Chicago (...) (mehr)Arch of Germanicus / 0.4 km
The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum), C. Julius Rufus, and dedicated to the emperor Tiberius, his son Drusus Julius Caesar, and his adoptive son Germanicus (...) (mehr)Saintes Cathedral / 0.4 km
Saintes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes) is a former Roman Catholic church located in Saintes, France. The cathedral is a national monument. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saintes, abolished under the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was reallocated, mostly to the (...) (mehr)Mediolanum Santonum / 0.7 km
Mediolanum Santonum was a Roman town in Gallia Aquitania, now Saintes. It was founded in about 20 BC in connection with an expansion of the network of Roman roads serving Burdigala. The name means "the central town of the Santones", the tribe that then inhabited the area; the town became an (...) (mehr)powered by Geonames.org and Wikipedia