Douay

doo-a', or Douai, one of the oldest cities in France. It is situated in the northeastern part of France in Calais county. It is a picturesque, odd city, with an old parish church, marketplace, town hall, and belfry. It is noted in history as the refuge of English Catholics. An English-speaking university was maintained here by them. Printing presses afforded facilities for publishing Catholic books in the English language. The Douay Bible, the English Bible of the Catholic church, was published here in 1609. At the time of the French Revolution the college and presses were driven out and were reestablished near Durham, England.