Bishopric of Bruges

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The Bishopric of Bruges was a medieval ecclesiastical jurisdiction centered on the city of Bruges in present-day Belgium, where Middle Dutch served as the primary vernacular language.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Diocese of Bruges 2

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical territory
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
medieval bishopric
associatedWith Flemish clergy
urban mercantile society of Bruges
centeredOn Bruges
surface form: city of Bruges
governedBy bishop
hasJurisdictionType diocesan
hasRite Roman Rite
hasSeeCity Bruges
historicalRegion Flanders NERFINISHED
liturgicalLanguage Latin
locatedIn Bruges
County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Low Countries
present-day Belgium
partOf Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church

Christendom
surface form: Western Christendom
primaryLanguageCommunity Dutch-speaking population
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
timePeriod Middle Ages
usedAdministrativeLanguage Latin
usedScriptureLanguage Latin
usedVernacularInPastoralCare Middle Dutch
vernacularLanguage Middle Dutch

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Bruges
Bishopric of Ypres successor Bishopric of Bruges
this entity surface form: Diocese of Bruges
Bishopric of Ypres territoryNowIn Bishopric of Bruges
this entity surface form: Diocese of Bruges