Samer (; pcd, Samé; vls, Sint-Wulmaars) is a commune and in the
Pas-de-Calais
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department
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Government and military
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in the
Hauts-de-France
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* The church of St.Martin, dating from the 15th century.
* The château du Grand-Molinet, dating from the 18th century.
* The ruins of an abbey, dating from the 15th century.
* Two museums, of art and of natural history.
* The de la Vienne
farmhouse
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(1700).
Notable people
* Saint
Vulmar
Saint Vulmar (or Ulmar, Vilmer, Vulmaire, Vulmar of Samer, Vulmarus, Wulmar; died 689) was a French priest, hermit and then abbot who was later venerated as a saint.
He turned to religion after his wife was taken from him and given to the man to wh ...
, hermit who founded Samer Abbey in the 6th century. "Samer" may be a corruption of his name.
* Eustace the Monk (c. 1170-1217), pirate and mercenary, was a Benedictine monk at Samer Abbey
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Jean Mouton
Jean Mouton (c. 1459 – 30 October 1522) was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was famous both for his motets, which are among the most refined of the time, and for being the teacher of Adrian Willaert, one of the founders of the Ven ...
(c. 1459-30 October 1522) was a French composer of the Renaissance.
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Jean-Charles Cazin
Jean-Charles Cazin (25 May 1840 – 17 March 1901) was a French landscapist, museum curator and ceramicist.
Biography
The son of a well-known doctor, FJ Cazin (1788–1864), he was born at Samer, Pas-de-Calais. After studying in France, ...
(1840-1901), French landscape painter, son of a well-known doctor, FJ Cazin (1788-1864), was born at Samer.