Omer of Thérouanne

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Omer of Thérouanne, also known as Saint Audomar, was a 7th-century bishop and missionary credited with evangelizing the region of northern Gaul, particularly around Thérouanne.

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Label Occurrences
Omer of Thérouanne canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
Christian saint
French Roman Catholic saint
missionary
activeIn northern Gaul
region of Thérouanne
alsoKnownAs Audomar of Thérouanne
Saint Audomar
Saint Omer
appointedBy King Dagobert I
associatedWith County of Flanders
city of Saint-Omer
linked to: Saint-Omer
birthPlace near Constance
region of Lake Constance
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryOfActivity 7th century
collaboratedWith Saint Bertin
Saint Ebertram
Saint Mummolin
countryOfBirth Frankish Empire
linked to: Carolingian Empire
deathPlace Wavrechin
near Thérouanne
diocese Diocese of Thérouanne
linked to: Diocese of Boulogne
discipleOf Saint Eustace of Luxeuil
educatedAt Luxeuil Abbey
feastDay September 9
founded Saint Bertin Abbey
hasCultCenter Saint-Omer
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old French
notableFor evangelizing northern Gaul
founding monasteries
missionary work among the Morini
occupation bishop of Thérouanne
partOf Merovingian Church
linked to: Merovingian church
patronage Diocese of Arras
city of Saint-Omer
linked to: Saint-Omer
positionHeld Bishop of Thérouanne
regionOfEvangelization Morini territory
Pas-de-Calais region
linked to: Pas-de-Calais
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Benedictine
linked to: Benedictines
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Saint Audomar alsoKnownAs Omer of Thérouanne
Saint Omer alternativeName Omer of Thérouanne
Audomar of Thérouanne alsoKnownAs Omer of Thérouanne