Collégiale Saint-Ursmer - Lobbes - Belgique
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[FR] Timbre représentant la Collégiale Saint-Ursmer édifié de 819 à 823 par les moines de l’abbaye de Lobbes. [EN] Stamp picturing the Saint-Ursmer collegiate church built from 819 to 823 by the monks of Lobbes abbey.
Waymark Code: WM125FW
Location: Hainaut, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/03/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
Views: 3

[FR]

"Ce timbre, ainsi que trois autres, ont été émis le 23 Juin 1973. La série culture & Bâtiments comprend également la Collégiale Saint-Ursmer de Lobbes,l'Abbaye de Parc-le-Duc (Leuven) et l'Abbaye de La Byloke à Gand.

Plus ancienne église de Belgique Consacrée en 697 et reconstruite au IXe siècle, église funéraire, paroissiale et collégiale, elle fut un lieu de pèlerinage à saint Ursmer, l'un des fondateurs de l’abbaye. Son histoire est liée à l’abbaye Saint-Pierre qui fut détruite en 1794 par les troupes révolutionnaires françaises.

Témoin unique du IXe siècle, elle présente un plan en forme de croix latine avec un faux transept à l’ouest, et comprend:
- la nef et le transept, parties les plus anciennes (IXe siècle, période carolingienne)
- la crypte, la tour-porche et le chœur (XIe siècle, période romane).

L’édifice abrite de nombreux sarcophages et dalles funéraires. Les deux plus importants vestiges sépulcraux sont, les sarcophages mérovingiens des saints Ursmer et Ermin. La visite de la crypte romane vous permettra tels les pèlerins du moyen âge, de prier saint Dodon et sainte Renelde respectivement reconnus pour soulager les maux de dos et les maladies de peau."

[EN]

"This stamp, along with three others, was issued on June 23, 1973. The Culture & Buildings series also includes the Collegiate Church of Saint-Ursmer in Lobbes, the Abbey of Parc-le-Duc (Leuven) and the Abbey of La Byloke in Ghent.

"The oldest church in Belgium consecrated in 697 and rebuilt in the 9th century, funeral, parish and collegiate church, it was a place of pilgrimage to Saint Ursmer, one of the founders of Lobbes Abbey. Its history is linked to the abbey of Saint-Pierre, which was destroyed in 1794 by French revolutionary troops.

A unique witness of the 9th century, it has a Latin cross-shaped plan with a false transept to the west, and includes:
- the nave and transept, the oldest parts (9th century, Carolingian period)
- the crypt, the porch tower and the choir (11th century, Romanesque period).

The building houses many sarcophagi and funeral slabs. The two most important sepulchral remains are the Merovingian sarcophagi of Saints Ursmer and Ermin. The visit to the Romanesque crypt will allow you, like medieval pilgrims, to pray to Saint Dodon and Saint Renelde, respectively known for relieving back pain and skin diseases."

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Stamp Issuing Country: Belgium

Date of Issue: 1973

Denomination: 4,50 francs belges + 2 Francs belges

Color: dark brown

Stamp Type: Single Stamp

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