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1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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City, capital of Department of Somme. It was the Samarobriva of Caesar, and capital of the Ambiani, from whom it derives its name, and later the countship of Amienois. The first known bishop of the Diocese of Amiens was Saint Eulogius (4th century). Other noted bishops: William of Macon, jurist; Jean de Lagrange, cardinal; Francois Faure, who converted James II of England. The cathedral (1220-1288), called the "Bible of Amiens," is a perfect type of Gothic architecture of the 13th century; the ground plan consists of a nave of six bays with aisle on either hand, flanked by chapels; extreme length, 442 feet, width midway at crossing, 194 feet