Saint Servatius was bishop of Tongeren. Servatius is patron saint of the city of Maastricht and the towns of Schijndel and Grimbergen. He is one of the Ice Saints. His feast day is May 13.
Reliquary bust of Saint Servatius (15/16th c.)
Tomb of Saint Servatius in the Basilica of St Servatius in Maastricht
The extended family of Saint Servatius, including Jesus, Mary, John the Baptist and Saint Anne (16th-century panel, Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius)
Saint Servatius receives in Tongeren the mitre and crozier from an angel
Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse, at the point where the Jeker joins it. Mount Saint Peter (Sint-Pietersberg) is largely situated within the city's municipal borders. Maastricht is adjacent to the border with Belgium and is part of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an international metropolis with a population of about 3.9 million, which includes the nearby German and Belgian cities of Aachen, Liège, and Hasselt.
Image: Maastricht sunset
Image: Maastricht, kerstverlichting 2014, Markt 01
Image: Maastricht platz vor liebfrauenkirche
Image: Maasbrug Maastricht panoramio