Saint Hubert

Hubert, St

Hubert, St (d. 727), bishop of Maastricht and Liège; he is said to have converted to Christianity when, hunting on a Good Friday, he found himself confronted by a stag with a crucifix in its antlers (a similar story is told of St Eustace). His supposed hunting-horn is in the Wallace Collection. His feast day is 30 May, and his translation 3 November.

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Hubert, St

Hubert, St (c.657–727), ‘Apostle of the Ardennes’. He succeeded St Lambert as Bp. of Tongeren/Maastricht in 705/6; in 717/8 he transferred the see to Liège. The story that when hunting he saw a stag with a crucifix between its antlers is not found before the 15th cent. Feast day, 3 Nov.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Hubert, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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