Hainaut
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Historical county in the Low Countries, under the spiritual care of the Archbishop of Cambrai. The region suffered plague and began to flourish in the Christian faith under Bishop Authbert. Saints Ghislain, Vincent Madelgarius, and Waldetrudis are associated with this region.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— The people of Hainaut afflicted by plague
"The people of Hainaut and Mons experienced this very thing this year"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Hainaut flourished in the faith under Bishop Authbert
"Under him Hainault began to flourish in the Christian faith"