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The Archbishopric of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. T of Normandy and one of the fifteen Archbishops of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy.

According to legend the diocese was founded by Nicaisius, a disciple of St. Denis who was martyred after arriving in Normandy. Saint Denis (also called Dionysius, Dennis, or Denys) is a Christian martyr and Saint. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom It became an archdiocese probably around 744 with the accession of Grimo. For the aircraft see Boeing_747-400 Events By Place Europe February — Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand Archbishop Franco baptized Rollo of Normandy in 911, and the archbishops were involved in the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Rollo, occasionally known as Rollo the Viking, (c 860 - c 932 was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Events By Place Europe Autumn — Charles the Simple agrees to the Treaty of St England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Normandy was annexed to France in 1204, and Rouen was later occupied by England from 1417 to 1449 during the Hundred Years' War. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior In 1562 the city was briefly captured by Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth The French Wars of Religion (1562 to 1598 between French Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots involved both civil infighting

The suffragran dioceses of Rouen in the Middle Ages were Évreux, Avranches, Sées, Bayeux, Lisieux, and Coutances. Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Bayeux (bajø is a commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy in northwestern France. Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region of France. Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a Sous-préfecture Today its suffragans are Bayeux-Lisieux, Coutances-Avranches, Évreux, Le Havre, and Sées. Bayeux (bajø is a commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy in northwestern France. Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region of France. Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a Sous-préfecture Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine The seat of the archbishop is the 13th century Gothic Rouen Cathedral, which was heavily damaged during World War II and later rebuilt. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen is a Gothic Cathedral in Rouen, in northwestern France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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