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Lisieux

Also known as Noviomagus Lexoviorum

Lisieux is a town in Normandy, north-western France, in the Calvados department. Under Rome it was Noviomagus Lexoviorum, the chief town of the Gallic Lexovii, and from the 6th century it was the seat of a bishopric. It is best known today as the home of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, whose basilica, consecrated in 1954, is a major pilgrimage centre.

Lisieux
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lisieux. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lisieux
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