Infobox saint name Saint Gatianus of Tours birth date third century death date late third century feast ... patronage Tours major shrine suppressed date issues Gatianus Catianus, Gatianus, Gratianus lang ... sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel Gatianus to Tours, Trophimus of Arles ... arrived at the date 250, for the beginning of Gatianus ministry at Tours History of the Franks ... Cur de Tours The curate of Tours . Saint Gatianus day is observed on December 18. Saint Gatien des ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gatianus Of Tours ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gatianus Of Tours Category 3rd ... 3rd century Christian saints Category Gallo Roman saints Gatianus Gatien of Tours br Gatianus ca Gaci de Tours de Gatianus fr Gatien de Tours it Gaziano di Tours nl Gatianus ru ... Tours Bot generated title ref 3rd century CE was the founding bishop of the see of Tours . Life According ... had already existed for many years in Lyon , where Irenaeus had been bishop. Gatianus devoted ..., and at his death the diocese of Tours was securely established. As with other founders of the seven Catholic churches of Gaul, especially Martial, Gatianus became confounded in later Christian mythology ..., are also largely legendary. Gregory of Tours , writing in the 6th century, is a more dependable source ... Mons. Louis Duchesne Christian Worship Its Origin and Evolution , the traditions preserved at Tours furnished Gregory with only the name of Gatianus and perhaps the 50 year extent of his episcopacy it was by comparison ... , the Abb Jaud ref Jaud, Vie des Saints pour tous les jours de l ann e, Tours 1950. ref reports that Gatianus likewise retreated into a grotto and there celebrated the mystical banquet c l brait les saints myst res , but that of Christianity. Gatianus was often portrayed officiating a ceremony ... from Tours at the largely demolished Marmoutier Abbey Tours Marmoutier Abbey , are designated the first ... more details
to Gatianus of Tours Saint Gatien , its canonized first Bishop of Tours bishop , was begun about ... commune name Tours image Loire Indre Tours1 tango7174.jpg caption Town hall and Place Jean Jaur s region Centre department Indre et Loire arrondissement Tours canton mayor Jean Germain term 2008&ndash ... 34.36 population 135218 population date 2009 INSEE 37261 postal code 37000, 37100, 37200 Tours IPA ... Ocean Atlantic coast. Touraine , the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection as perceived by some speakers of its local spoken French, and the Battle of Tours in 732. It is also the site of the Paris Tours road bicycle race. Tours is the largest city in the Centre ... had 306,974. History File Blason tours 37.svg left 80px In Gaul Gallic times the city was important ... Gaulish language Gallic name, Turones , became first Civitas Turonum then Tours . It was at this time that the amphitheatre of Tours, one of the five largest in the Empire, was built. Tours became ... of Tours Saint Martin , second bishop who shared his coat with a naked beggar in Amiens . This incident and the importance of Martin in the medieval Christian West made Tours, and its position on the route of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela ,made Tours a major centre during the Middle Ages. Middle Ages In the 6th century Gregory of Tours, author of the Ten Books of History , made his mark on the town ... in Gaul. In the 9th century, Tours was at the heart of the Carolingian Rebirth , in particular because of Alcuin abbot of Marmoutier Abbey Tours Marmoutier . In 732 AD, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi and a large ... at Tours by Charles Martel and his infantry igniting the Battle of Tours . The outcome was defeat for the Muslims, preventing France from Islamic conquest. In 845, Tours repulsed the first attack .... Still led by Hasting, they went up the Loire again in 852 and sacked Angers , Tours and the abbey of Marmoutier. During the Middle Ages, Tours consisted of two juxtaposed and competing centres ... more details
The counts of Tours were the medieval feudal suzerains ruling over the region of Touraine in France with their capital at Tours . The first known count of Tours was the famous Hugh of Tours Hugh of the Etichonen family. After three generations, the county passed to the equally famous Robert the Strong , father of the Capetian dynasty Capetians . In 941 , the county passed to the Count of Blois Counts of Blois and in 1044 to the Counts of Anjou , whence it follows their eventful history. Etichonen 815 828 Hugh of Tours Hugh the Timid 828 866 Liutfrid I of Tours Liutfrid I 866 902 Liutfrid II of Tours Liutfrid II Robertians 859 866 Robert the Strong 866 886 Hugh the Abbot 886 888 Odo of France Odo 888 922 Robert I of France Robert 908 940 Theobald the Elder , viscount Thence to Blois, thence Anjou. The county of Tours is also claimed by the French noble house of Albert, whose highest title is the Dukes of Luynes Dukedom of Luynes . Category Lists of counts Tours bg ca Comtat de Tours de Grafschaft Tours fr Liste des comtes de Tours pt Anexo Lista dos condes de Tours ru ... more details
Football club infobox clubname CCSP Tours fullname Centre Culturel et Sportive Portugais de Tours image founded ground Stade des Tourettes, br Tours capacity chairman manager league French football league system Division d Honneur Regionale de Centre Centre Culturel et Sportive Portugais de Tours is a France French association football club. They are based in the town of Tours and their home stadium is the Stade des Tourettes. As of the 2009&ndash 10 season, the club plays in the French football league system Division d Honneur Regionale de Centre , the seventh tier of French football. External links http www.fff.fr competitions php club club fiche.php?cl no 8539 CCSP Tours information at fff.fr fr icon Category Football clubs in France Tours ... more details
File Tours Aillaud.JPG thumb The Tours Aillaud also known as Tours Nuages is a group of residential buildings located in Nanterre , in the inner suburbs of Paris , France . Built in 1977 at the outskirts of La D fense business district, the Tours Aillaud are named after their main architect, Emile Aillaud . The housing project represents 18 towers including 1,607 apartments all together. The tallest of those are the Tours 1 and 2 with 39 floors and a height of 105 meters. The Tours 3 to 10 have 20 floors and the Tours 11 to 18 have 13 floors. Despite the differences in height, the towers share the same shape, consisting of the superposition of several cylinders. Their cladding is made of frescos representing clouds in the sky in French nuages , which is the origin of their nickname. See also Skyscraper La D fense List of tallest structures in Paris External links commons cat Cit Pablo Picasso Nanterre http www.emporis.com en wm cx ?id 102428 Tours Aillaud Emporis coord 48 53 22.16 N 2 13 38.61 E region FR J type landmark source dewiki display title Category Skyscrapers in France Aillaud Category La D fense Aillaud Category Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters Category Buildings and structures completed in 1976 Category Twin towers France struct stub ca Tours Aillaud de Tours Aillaud fr Tours Aillaud pl Tours Aillaud ... more details
Saint Volusianus lang fr Saint Volusien was the seventh Bishop of Tours , from 491 to 498. He came from a rich and pious senatorial family, and was a close relative of his predecessor Saint Perpetuus , as well as of Ruricius of Limoges . He was deprived of his see by the Visigoths , exiled to Toulouse , and perhaps martyred . ref Catholic last Goyau first Georges inline 1 wstitle Archdiocese of Tours volume 15 ref His feast day is January 18. He is the patron saint of Foix . Notes reflist References History of the Franks , book X, by Gregory of Tours . External links BBKL v volusianus band 13 autor Heike Grieser artikel Volusianus, Bischof von Tours spalten 64 66 http www.foixstory.com data annexes 03volus.htm Saint Volusien fr icon Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Tours DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category 5th century births Volusianus Category 5th century deaths Volusianus Category Bishops of Tours Volusianus Category 5th century bishops Volusianus Category 5th century Christian saints Category Merovingian saints Volusianus France saint stub france bishop stub ca Volusi de Tours fr Volusien v que it Volusiano di Tours pl Woluzjan z Tours ... more details
into the summer season. The first tours were booked by 19 29 year olds starting the tradition of Contiki ... Tours There are three types of tours that travelers can choose to take, Camping Tours, Budget Tours, and Superior Tours. Each style has a mix of sightseeing and free time with the main difference ... title About Contiki accessdate 2009 02 01 date September 2007 ref The Camping Tours are the least ... contiki.com contikipedia articles camping tours title Camping Tours accessdate 2009 02 01 date September 2007 ref The Budget Tours , also known as Concept Tours, are a less expensive way to see the destination ... contikipedia articles concept budget tours title Concept Budget Tours accessdate 2009 02 01 date September 2007 ref The Superior Tours are the most expensive of Contiki s tours. The main difference between the Superior Tours and the other two tours is that travelers stay in Superior Class Tourist Hotels. Superior Tours also include Regional Tours, In Depth Regional Tours, and Cruising Tours. ref cite web url http contiki.com contikipedia articles time out superior hotel tours title Time Out Superior Hotel Tours accessdate 2009 02 01 date September 2007 ref References reflist External links ... more details
Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Brice Of Tours ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 444 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Brice Of Tours Category 444 deaths Category Bishops of Tours Category 5th century bishops Category 5th century Christian ... saints france bishop stub France saint stub de Brictius von Tours es Bricio de Tours fr Brice de Tours hr Sveti Brcko it Brizio di Tours nl Brixius sh Bricije od Toursa ... more details
refimprove date February 2010 update date February 2010 Tours VB is a France French volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Salle Robert Grenon in Tours . Tours VB plays in Pro A , top volleyball league in France. The team also participates in the Men s CEV Champions League 2010 11 . 2010 11 Squad flagicon FRA Horacio D Almeida flagicon FRA St phane Erepmoc flagicon FRA Rachid Gaouar flagicon FRA Lo c Geiler flagicon ARG Alexis Ruben Gonzalez flagicon FRA Cyril Guittet flagicon CZE David Konecny flagicon CZE Petr Konecny flagicon FRA Renaud Lachaise flagicon FRA Earvin N Gapeth flagicon FRA Swan N Gapeth flagicon BRA Rafael Redwitz flagicon FRA Lo c Thiebaut De Kergret flagicon FRA Jean St phane Tolar External links http www.tewebe.com Official website Pro A volleyball Men s CEV Champions League 2009 10 France sport team stub volleyball team stub commonscat Tours VB Category French volleyball clubs de Tours Volley Ball fr Tours Volley Ball it Tours Volley Ball ja VB pl Tours VB ... more details
Infobox television show name Carica Tours image caption show name 2 genre Children s television creator writer director creative director developer presenter Jack Derr starring voices narrated theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer country CAN language English num seasons num episodes list episodes executive producer co exec producer supervising producer asst producer co producer editor story editor location cinematography camera runtime 30 minutes network CBC Television picture format audio format first run first aired September 12, 1952 last aired November 28, 1952 preceded by followed by related website production website Carica Tours was a weekly half hour Canadian television series hosted by artist Jack Derr who illustrated story tours of different countries. The show was broadcast from Montreal . External links CBC Series Dir Carica Tours Car http www.tvarchive.ca database 16511 carica tours details Carica Tours at TVArchive.ca Category 1952 Canadian television series debuts Category 1952 Canadian television series endings Category CBC network shows Category Canadian children s television series Canada tv prog stub ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2010 The Parliament of Tours was a faction of parliamentarians from the parliament of Paris faithful to the king and sitting at Tours from June 1589 to April 1594. It was also known as the King s Parliament , in opposition to the Catholic League French Catholic League s Parliament in Paris. In 1589, Paris was effectively in the hands of the League. To escape, Henry III of France summoned the parliament of Paris to meet at Tours, but only a small faction of its parliamentarians accepted the summons. Henry also held a parliament at Ch lons , a town remaining faithful to the king, known as the parliament of Ch lons. Following the king s assassination by the monk Jacques Cl ment , the parliament of Tours continued to sit during the first years of Henry IV of France s reign. The royalist members of the other provincial parliaments also split off the royalist members of the parlement de Rouen seceded to Caen , those in the parlement de Toulouse to Carcassonne , and those of parlement de Dijon to Semur en Auxois Semur and to Flavigny . DEFAULTSORT Parliament Of Tours Category Local government of the Ancien R gime Category French Wars of Religion Category 1589 establishments Category 1594 disestablishments Category Parlements Tour fr Parlement de Tours france stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox football club clubname Tours FC image Image ToursFc logo.png 2000pxTours FC logo fullname Tours Football Club nickname TFC founded 1919 ground Stade de la Vall e du Cher , br Tours , France capacity 13,500 chairman Fr d ric Sebag manager Peter Zeidler league Ligue ... 000000 body2 000000 rightarm2 000000 shorts2 000000 socks2 000000 Tours Football Club IPA fr tu pron commonly referred to as simply Tours is a Football in France French association football club based in Tours , the capital city of the Indre et Loire Departments of France department . The club was formed ... . Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vall e du Cher located within the city. The team ... . History Tours Football Club was founded in 1919 as under the name AS Docks du Centre . After two years ... its name again to the current Tours FC. Under the Tours emblem, the club achieved success in its infancy ... year. Image FC Tours logo.png left thumb FC Tours historical logo Tours was promoted to the Ligue 1 ... and departing the club in 1983 after Tours suffered relegation. During Onnis stint between 1980 1983, Tours twice reached the semi finals of the Coupe de France in 1981 82 Coupe de France 1982 and 1982 ... was eliminated on both occasions by Paris Saint Germain F.C. Paris Saint Germain . In 1984, Tours ... season, the club returned to the lower league. Tours have yet to manage a return to Ligue 1 . ref cite web publisher Tours FC title De l AS du Centre au Tours FC url http historique.toursfc.net accessdate 12 April 2008 ref During the club s current absence from Ligue 1, Tours fell to the Championnat ... Image Blason tours 37.svg 100px right thumb Tours Coat of arms Tours crest is inspired by the city s coats ... name to Tours . The motto was found engraved on a rock, which is now in the undergrounds of the Beaux Arts Museum located in the city. ref cite web publisher Coll ge Montaigne de Tours title Tours antique une ville derri re son rempart url http ecl.ac orleans tours.fr clg montaigne tours classe pat ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Romance tours , are tours usually arranged by a mail order bride agency or other cyber matchmaking service, that men take in search of a relationship, girlfriend or even a marriage. ref name az Cite web url http www.azcentral.com ent dating articles 1015aforeignaffair15 CP.html title Marriage Brokers Scrutinized accessdate 2008 02 19 date 2005 10 15 author Craig Harris work The Arizona Republic ref Upon arrival at their destination, the men and potential brides are thrown a large meet and greet social to get to know one another and hook up with as many people as possible. Many of the women are looking for a husband in a safe and fun filled setting. ref An increasing number of honest and sincere women looking for romance http www.thisislondon.co.uk news article 3815370 me and my internet brides.do ref As the romance tours industry has grown, there have been an increasingly higher number of success stories, such as that of Ukrainian mail order bride Lera Loeb. ref Lera Loeb Mail Order Bride http www.glamour.com sex love life 2009 06 yes this woman is a mail order bride ref Romance tours are the most effective next step for men to take after contacting a prospective bride from another country. A large number of highly successful romance tours take place every year throughout the world. Romance tours first began in Russia and CIS, ref Origination of Russian romance tours http www.anastasia web tours.com Home Tours tabid 69 Default.aspx ref but have recently moved into other parts of the world such as South America ref Romance Outsourcing Tales of a Mail ... tour ref . Tours also take place in many parts of Asia. Once couples have met on a romance tour ... goal of the tour is for the man to find a compatible wife. Romance tours are just one part of the mail ... of meeting and dating. Romance tours should not be confused with sex tourism , because the ultimate ... tour. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT romance tours Category Types of tourism ... more details
unreferenced date October 2007 Ermengarde of Tours lang de Irmingard von Tours died 20 March 851 was the wife of Emperor Lothair I of the Franks. Her father was Hugh of Tours , a member of the Etichonen family, which claimed descent from the Merovingian Kings . In the middle of October 821 in Diedenhofen Thionville , she married the Carolingian Emperor Lothair I 795 855 . In 849, two years before her death, she made a donation to the abbey Erstein in the Elsass, in which she lies also buried. Lothar and Irmingard had nine children Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor c. 825&ndash 875 . Helletrud Hiltrud c. 826&ndash after 865 866 m. Count Berengar d. before 865 866 Bertha c. 830&ndash after 7 May 852, probably 877 , became before 847 Abbess of Avenay, perhaps btissin of Faremoutiers Ermengarde Duchess Moselle b. probably 826 830 , kidnapped 846, m. Giselbert, Count of Maasgau Reginare Gisla c. 830&ndash 860 851 860 Abbess of San Salvatore in Brescia Lothair II of Lotharingia c. 835&ndash 869 king of Lorraine m. 855 Teutberga, daughter of Count Boso of Arles Rotrud baptized 835 840 in Pavia m. around 850 851 Lambert, March of Brittany Margrave of Brittany , Count of Nantes Widonen , who died 1 May 852 Charles of Provence c. 845&ndash 25 January 863 in the monastery St Pierre les Nonnains, modern Lyon , King in Burgundy Carloman b. 853 S start s roy s bef before Ermengarde of Hesbaye s ttl title Queen consort of Italy years 821 851 s aft rows 3 after Engelberga Engelberga of Parma s bef rows 2 before Judith, daughter of Welf Judith of Bavaria s ttl title List of Frankish monarchs Queen ... 2012 Persondata name Ermengarde of Tours alternative names short description date of birth place ... de Tours de Irmingard von Tours el es Ermengarda de Tours fr Ermengarde de Tours it Ermengarda di Tours hu Tours i Ermengarde nl Irmgard pl Ermengarda z Tours ru sv Ermengarde av Tours uk zh ... more details
Infobox Rail companies bgcolor image filename Pathfinder tours.JPG widthpx 300px franchise Railtour Operator logo filename Pflogo 02b.jpg nameforarea service regions secregions fleet stations parent company Riviera Trains website www.pathfindertours.co.uk websitename www.pathfindertours.co.uk Pathfinder Tours is a railtour operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1973 by Peter Watts, who organised a rail journey from Severnside to the Cambrian coast. The company organises tours for both rail enthusiasts, and general tours to places of interest. The company operated in conjunction with several spot hire companies , most notably FM Rail who provided locomotives, and Riviera Trains , who provided rolling stock. This relationship was solidified in 2006, when Riviera Trains purchased the parent company of Pathfinder Tours. A new company named Pathfinder Tours 2006 Ltd has been formed to continue operating railtours with the exclusive use of Riviera s supply of rolling stock. Although it will primarily use EWS and Riviera locomotives, occasionally a preserved locomotive will be chartered from one of the major preservation organisations notably the Class 40 Preservation Society or the Deltic Preservation Society . The company also operates charters on behalf of other companies such as Venice Simplon Orient Express . British Railtour TOCs ... more details
In the medieval Roman Catholic church there were several Councils of Tours , that city being an old seat of Christianity, and considered fairly centrally located in France. Athenius , Bishop of Rennes , took part in the First Council of Tours in AD 461. The last to sign the canons was Mansuetus, episcopus Brittanorum bishop of the Britons in Armorica . ref He subscribed last of the eight bishops, suggesting either that he had been recently ordained or that he was considered junior to the bishops of cities . Ralph W. Mathisen, Barbarian Bishops and the Churches in Barbaricis Gentibus During Late Antiquity Speculum 72 No. 3 July 1997 664 697 p 667 note 21. ref At the Second , in 567, it was decreed that any cleric found in bed with his wife would be excommunicated for a year and reduced to the lay state nor might monks sleep two to a bed. A Council at Tours in 755 recommended that the calendar year begin at Easter . A Council of Tours in 813 decided that priests should preach sermons in the rusticam romanam linguam understood by the people, instead of in Latin. ref Nadeau, Jean Beno t and Barlow, Julie, The Story of French Alfred A. Knopf 2006 , page 25 ref This was the first official recognition of an early French language distinct from Latin, and can be considered as the birth date of French. ref fr Mich le PERRET, Introduction l histoire de la langue fran aise, 3d ed. Armand Colin 2008 , page 36 ref A Council at Tours in 1055 was occasioned by controversy regarding the nature of the Eucharist . It was presided over by the papal legate Hildebrand, later Pope Gregory VII . Berengarius ... of the Cathar s of southern France. A Council of Tours in 1163 under pope Alexander III ordering .... See also Berengarius of Tours References Reflist added above categories infobox footers by script assisted edit DEFAULTSORT Tours Category Roman Catholic Church Councils held in France Category 5th century ... stub de Konzil von Tours fr Concile de Tours it Concilio di Tours 567 sh Sabori u Toursu ... more details
French arrondissement nomarr Arrondissement of Tours r g Centre French region Centre d pt Indre et Loire nbca 24 nbco 123 cheflieu Prefectures in France Pr fecture town Tours pop 424,651 year 1999 hect km 2,629 dens 162 The arrondissement of Tours is an Arrondissements of France arrondissement of France, located in the Indre et Loire Departments of France d partement , in the Centre French region Centre Regions of France r gion . It has 24 Cantons of France cantons and 123 Communes of France communes . Composition Cantons The cantons of the arrondissement of Tours are Canton of Amboise Amboise Canton of Ballan Mir Ballan Mir Canton of Bl r Bl r Canton of Chambray l s Tours Chambray l s Tours ... of Jou l s Tours Nord Jou l s Tours Nord Canton of Jou l s Tours Sud Jou l s Tours Sud Canton ... Saint Pierre des Corps Canton of Tours Centre Tours Centre Canton of Tours Est Tours Est Canton of Tours Nord Est Tours Nord Est Canton of Tours Nord Ouest Tours Nord Ouest Canton of Tours Ouest Tours Ouest Canton of Tours Sud Tours Sud Canton of Tours Val du Cher Tours Val du Cher Canton of Vouvray Vouvray Communes The communes of the arrondissement of Tours, and their INSEE code s, are class ... small 37043 small 16. Cerelles small 37047 small 17. Chambray l s Tours small 37050 small 18. Chanceaux ... small 37110 small 42. Hommes small 37117 small 43. Jou l s Tours small 37122 small 44. La .... Souvign , Indre et Loire Souvign small 37251 small 110. Sublaines small 37253 small 111. Tours ... Tours on French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies site INSEE, in French Arrondissements of Indre et Loire Category Arrondissements of Indre et Loire Tours ca Districte de Tours cs Arrondissement Tours de Arrondissement Tours es Distrito de Tours fr Arrondissement de Tours id Arondisemen Tours it Arrondissement di Tours lb Arrondissement Tours nl Arrondissement Tours pl Okr g Tours ru vi Tours huy n ... more details
File Tours Cathedral Saint Gatian.jpg thumb Saint Gatien. Image Tours cath drale Saint Gatien nef.jpg thumb View of the nave Image Plan.cathedrale.Tours.png thumb Cathedral plan File Loire Indre Tours5 tango7174.jpg thumb The organ File Loire Indre Tours6 tango7174.jpg thumb Tomb of the children of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany by Michel Colombe , 1506 an early monument of the French Renaissance Saint Gatien s Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Tours diocese and the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastic province, in Indre et Loire , France . Saint Gatien s Cathedral was built between 1170 and 1547. At the time construction began, it was located at the south end of the bridge over the Loire river Loire , on the road from Paris to the south west of France . It has been a classified Monument historique since 1862. Evolution History The first cathedral of Maurice d Agaune Saint Maurice was built by Litorius Lidoire , bishops of Tours bishop of Tours from 337 to 371 preceding Martin of Tours St Martin . Burnt in 561, it was restored by Gregory of Tours and rededicated in 590. Its location, at the south west angle of the castrum , as well as its eastern ... from the north. In 1356, the cathedral received its new name of saint Gatien de Tours Gatien ... de Tours before being moved in 1834 to Saint Gatien. Environment To the north of the cathedral ... the Mus e des Beaux Arts de Tours . Burials Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine ... Photos et plan de la cath drale Saint Gatien de Tours clr gallery File Loire Indre Tours7 tango7174.jpg ... Gatien de Tours coord 47 23 44 N 0 41 40 E type landmark region FR display title Category Roman Catholic churches in France Category Cathedrals in France Category Buildings and structures in Tours Category Gothic architecture in France Category Churches in Indre et Loire de Kathedrale von Tours es Catedral de Tours fr Cath drale Saint Gatien de Tours it Cattedrale di Tours he zh ... more details
Hugh or Hugo c. 780 20 October 837 was the count of Tours and Count of Sens Sens during the reigns of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious , until his disgrace in February 828. He was probably a son of Count Haicho of the House of the Etichonen . Hugh had many possessions in Alsace , including the Sens . He also held the convent of St Julien d Auxerre . He appeared in 811 as an envoy or ambasciator to Constantinople with Haido, Bishop of Basel , and Aio of Friuli Aio , Duke of Friuli , to renew the Pax Nicephori . In 821, he allied himself by marriage to the royal family his daughter Ermengarde of Tours Ermengard married Louis son Lothair I Lothair . In 824, he took part in an expedition in Brittany and, in 826, he accompanied the Judith died 843 Empress Judith to the baptism of Harald Klak in Ingelheim . His other daughter, Adelaide of Tours Adelaide , married Conrad I, Count of Auxerre died 862 . ref The Miraculis Sancti Germani records the marriage of Adheleid with Chuonradus princeps . ref She is sometimes said to have taken as her second husband Robert the Strong . She was dead by 886, when Walahfrid Strabo included her epitaph in a poem of his. In 827, Hugh, along with Matfrid of Orl ans , was commissioned by Louis to recruit an army with his son Pepin I of Aquitaine and repel the invasion of the Marca Hispanica by the Moslem general Abu Marwan . Hugh and Matfrid delayed until the threat had passed. For this he was given the nickname Timidus or the Timid . Barcelona being the greatest ... mittelalter.de etichonen hugo graf von tours 837.html Lexikon des Mittelalters . http fmg.ac Projects MedLands ALSACE.htm Toc127615140 Medieval Lands Project on the family of Hugh of Tours Notes Reflist Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Hugh of Tours alternative names short description ... Franks Category 837 deaths Category Year of birth uncertain bg ca Hug de Tours de Hugo von Tours fr Hugues III de Tours et de la Haute Alsace nl Hugo van Tours edelman pl Hugo I Trwo liwy ... more details
Cannibal Tours at the Internet Movie Database http www.cameraworklimited.com films cannibal tours.html Official Website for Cannibal Tours http www.cameraworklimited.com get 2250047090.pdf On The Making of Cannibal Tours by Dennis O Rourke PDF CinemaofAustralia Category 1988 films Category Australian ... films Category Films shot in Papua New Guinea Australia film stub cs Cannibal Tours es Cannibal Tours ... more details
Compass Tours is a British railtour organiser specialising in excursions with diesel locomotives like the British Rail Class 47 class 47 . The brand was conceived initially in 2003. ref cite news last first title Day trip starts new service page 7 publisher Liverpool Daily Post date 2006 08 01 url accessdate ref Company founder Kevin Melia, who attended school at Liverpool College , banded together with 2 friends, Shaun and Nick, some years after studying Management at UCLAN. His older brother John Melia then got involved a few years later. They run the business out of the family home in south Liverpool . They promote the environmental advantages of trains over cars. Many thousands of passenger journeys have now been undertaken with Compass Tours. The tours are typically very popular, and usually carry up to 500 600 passengers. They have become one of Britain s main rail excursion organisers in the Midlands, North Wales, North of England and Scottish Borders. ref cite news last Anderson first Vicky title Diesel tours take to the tracks Railway brothers turn dreams into reality page 3 publisher Liverpool Daily Post date 2007 04 10 url http www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk liverpool news regional news 2007 04 10 diesel tours take to the tracks 64375 18882033 accessdate 2008 06 20 ref In 2011 Compass Tours ran its first steam operations with 5 Mersey Moorlander trips that ran every Monday over August, to Carlisle via Settle. References Reflist External links http www.compasstoursbyrail.co.uk official website British Railtour TOCs UK rail transport stub UK org stub ... more details
Image CaravanToursLogo.png right 175px Caravan Tours logo commenting out image with no source bad FairUse claim Caravan Tours is one of the oldest Tour guide guided tour companies in the United States , having begun selling escorted travel tours in 1952. The company has been under the same family management and ownership since then. The company s tours are popular, and they frequently sell out, especially in the summertime and fall. ref cite web url http www.budgettravelonline.com bt dyn content article 2006 06 23 AR2006062301004.html title National Park Hopping author Unknown publisher Arthur Frommer s Budget Travel accessdate 2006 08 17 date June 27, 2006 ref In 1966, the television journalist Roger Mudd hosted a two hour travel special on CBS , utilizing Caravan Tours for the production. The success of that show inspired the 1969 romantic comedy film If It s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium . Caravan is the largest tour operator to Panama and Nova Scotia. ref cite web url http www.zinio.com sitemap ScienceTech magazines Audubon Magazine Nov Dec 10 is 416142624 pg 16 title Audubon Magazine ref ref http www.zinio.com sitemap ScienceTech magazines Audubon Magazine Mar Apr 11 is 416160485 pg 8 ref Caravan s Costa Rica tour is recommended by Mailpound, an information resource for travel agents. ref http mailpound.com blog post 2009 02 25 Our vacation in Costa Rica with Caravan Tours.aspx ref It is also recommended for families by Homeschool Magazine. ref http homeschoolmagazinereviews.com products caravan.asp ref Caravan Tours is a member of the American Society of Travel Agents , the National Tour Association, Cruise Lines International Association, and an allied member of the Alliance of Canadian Travel Agencies. Notes reflist External links http www.caravan.com Official website Category Travel and holiday companies of the United States Category Companies based in Chicago, Illinois Category Companies established in 1952 ... more details
Princess Tours is an Alaska n sightseeing Passenger car rail passenger car service owned by Princess Cruises P&O Princess Cruises and operated by its Rail Division. Princess Tours runs ten cars a day five north, five south from Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage to Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks on the Alaska Railroad , stopping at Talkeetna, Alaska Talkeetna , Denali National Park and Preserve Denali , and occasionally Whittier, Alaska Whittier . Each consist of five cars is manned by a crew of 32 people. About Princess Princess Tours, a division of Princess Cruises, is responsible for the operation of Alaska Land Tours and the land portion of Cruisetours. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company offers a wide variety of Alaska Land Tours in conjunction with Princess Alaska cruises. The largest cruise and tour operator in Alaska, Princess Tours gives travelers the opportunity to combine a Gulf of Alaska cruise with the interior of Alaska. The land portion of the cruisetours include Anchorage, Denali National Park, Copper River, the Kenai Peninsula, Prudhoe Bay, the Arctic villages of Nome and Kotzebue and the Canadian Yukon. Princess Tours also owns and operates five wilderness lodge properties and hotels, a fleet of motorcoaches and luxury rail cars, known as Princess Rail. Princess rail tour Traveling daily between Anchorage and Fairbanks from May through September, the cars feature the largest domed windows ever built for a rail car Citation needed date December 2009 , dining salons, and the only open air outdoor observation platforms on the Alaska Railroad. Car History In 1982, a man named Thomas Rader started the cruise operation Alaska Tour Operators. The operation was renamed Tour Alaska the following year in conjunction with the purchase of four ... for the dining rooms downstairs. In 1992, Princess Tours commissioned two new cars to be built, which ... Tours ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Infobox saint name Saint Aventinus birth date death date 1180 feast day 5 May venerated in Roman Catholic Church image imagesize 250px caption birth place death place Touraine , France titles beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes patronage major shrine suppressed date issues Aventinus was a hermit and friend of St. Thomas Becket . Living the life of a hermit in Tours , France , before being ordained a deacon by St. Thomas Becket , and subsequently accompanied him to the Synod of Tours in 1163. After the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket in 1170, Aventinus settled in Touraine , France , where he remained until his death, in 1180. ref http www.catholic.org saints saint.php?saint id 1642 St. Aventinus Catholic Online ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aventinus Of Tours ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1180 PLACE OF DEATH Touraine , France DEFAULTSORT Aventinus Of Tours Category Roman Catholic saints Category 12th century Christian saints Category 1180 deaths es Avertino de Ven ay ... more details
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