Day 33: Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux
Both Bayeux and Lisieux have long histories as seats of religious power. Bayeux has been the home of a bishop since the first century (the first eight bishops of Bayeux all became saints), while Lisieux hosted a bishop starting in the 6th century. Move ahead 1200 years or so, and you'll find that the diocese of Lisieux was suppressed during the French Revolution, while Bayeux survived thanks to its status as the most senior see in Normandy (and with no small help from hosting at least one Constitutional Bishop). After the revolution, Lisieux would not regain its status, and was merged with Bayeux in 1802.
The diocese covers the department of Calvados, which could make for some very interesting sacramental wine.
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