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    Oignies (French pronunciation: [waɲi]; Picard: Ongnies) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Oignies...
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    Battle of France, the Oignies and Courrières massacre involved mass killings of French civilians in the two nearby town of Oignies and Courrières in Nord-Pas...
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    Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. His remains were transferred to Oignies and buried there in 1241. From a document issued by Pope Gregory on 14...
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  • Marie of Oignies (Maria Ogniacensis, born Nivelles, now Belgium, 1177, died 1213) was a Beguine saint, known from the Life written by James of Vitry,...
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  • Oigny may refer to the following places in France: Oigny, Côte-d'Or, a commune in the Côte-d'Or department Oigny, Loir-et-Cher, a commune in the Loir-et-Cher...
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    formed the community of St. Nicolas of Oignies, adopting the rule of St. Augustine. In 1192, St Nicolas of Oignies was officially recognized as a priory...
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  • Hainaut District: Charleroi Hamlets of Aiseau: Menonri (wa: In Mnonri); Oignies (wa: Ougniye), with its béguinage. Traces of human presence date back to...
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    Supplementum, to the Life of Mary of Oignies, written in 1215 by Jacques de Vitry regarding the figure of Marie of Oignies. Thomas writes the Supplementum...
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    Ascetics and Oriental Luxury: Jacques de Vitry, Marie of Oignies, and the Treasures of Oignies". In Rachel Fulton Brown; Bruce W. Holsinger (eds.). History...
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    consists of the following districts: Dourbes, Mazée, Le Mesnil, Nismes, Oignies-en-Thiérache, Olloy-sur-Viroin, Treignes, Vierves-sur-Viroin. The name...
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