Hubertus or Hubert was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he was called upon, until the early 20th century, to cure rabies through the use of the traditional Saint Hubert's Key.
Saint Hubert (Franz Mayer & Co., St. Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa, Canada)
"The Conversion of Holy Hubertus", Wilhelm Räuber (1849–1926)
Saint Hubertus being consecrated Bishop by Pope Sergius I.
The exhumation of Saint Hubert in the church of Saint Peter at Liège, by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1437.
Liège is a city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and with Germany. In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.
Image: Liege Palais Princes Eveques R01
Image: Royel Theatre Opéra Royal de Wallonie Liège
Image: Vue de la gare des Guillemins
Image: Eglise liege stbarthelemy janvier 2006