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Hubert of Liège (Latinized: Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. [1] He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers.
The remains of Saint Hubert of Liège (died 727) were installed in the monastery on 30 September 825. Both the abbey and the town would as a result come to be generally known as " Saint-Hubert ". Because of St Hubert's status as patron saint of hunting, the Abbey was a noted centre of hound breeding and today's Bloodhound is believed to be ...
Hubert of Liège was the patron saint of hunters and knights. Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, also known as Wilhelm the Rich, grandmaster of the Order at his ascension to the dukedom in 1539. Engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever .
This is a list of the bishops and prince-bishops of Liège. It includes the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège and its predecessor see of Tongeren and Maastricht . From 972 to 1795, the bishops of Liège also ruled a lordship (not co-extensive with their diocese) known as the Prince-Bishopric of Liège .
The Key of St. Hubert on display in the Treasury of Liège Cathedral. St. Hubert’s Key (French: Clef de Saint-Hubert, Dutch: Hubertussleutel) is a sacramental object, typically in the form of a metal nail, cross, or cone. [1] It was primarily used in Western Europe until the early 20th century as a traditional cure for rabies.
CFB St. Hubert, a former Canadian Forces military base in Longueuil; St-Hubert, a Canadian restaurant chain; Saint Hubert Street, a street in Montreal; Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, a village in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality; The French Counts of St Hubert, Saskatchewan, community in Saskatchewan
In contrast, the Cantatorium, the chronicle of the abbey of Saint-Hubert, records that Conon's wife was the daughter of Lambert the Old, a nobleman from the region of Liège who was buried at Saint-Hubert. [1] Conon and his wife Ida had four children, in order of birth: [1] Gozelo (died 1097), who died in the First Crusade
The Collegiate Church of St. Peter (French: Collégiale Saint-Pierre) was a Roman Catholic church in Liège, modern-day Belgium. It was founded in 712 by bishop Hubertus on the site of a Merovingian cemetery (the latter was rediscovered in the 19th century) and construction began that same year.