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Situated in Lillers, in the heart of the province of Artois, the collegiate church of Saint Omer enables visitors to return in time to the period of history when the canons came together for the liturgical offices before returning to their individual houses situated around the church.

The Romanesque church, built 900 years ago has massive exterior architecture which giving way to an interior architecture which is light and harmonious. The visitor can follow the pilgrims around the sanctuary, and admire the stone capitals carved with ‘water leaves’, stopping in front of the surprising ‘Christ with the Holy Blood’, dating from the 12th century with his disproportionate limbs. The church also has another reliquary for miraculous blood, which is visible during the National Heritage Days.

This part of the country is called Lys Romanesque, and has conserved patrimony a thousand years old. A few kilometers away, the Romanesque bell tower of the church of St. Nicolas of Guarbecque completes the visit of rare preserved Romanesque architecture.

Association des Amis du Patrimoine lillérois