Hubertus
Confessor, thirty-first Bishop of Maastricht, first Bishop of Liège, and Apostle of the Ardennes, born about 656;
Patronages
According to Catholic tradition, as recorded in the sources cited for each patronage:
Dogs
Recorded as patron of dogs in:
- Drake, Saints and Their Emblems, 1916, PATRON SAINTS OF
Hunters
He was honored in the Middle Ages as the patron of huntsmen, and the healer of hydrophobia (rabies).
Recorded as patron of hunters in:
- Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, St. Hubert
- Drake, Saints and Their Emblems, 1916, PATRONS OF ARTS, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
- Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, 1897, S. HUBERT, B. OF LIEGE.
Also recorded as patron:
Feast day
- November 3 · Traditional date, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, “St. Hubert”
died at Fura (the modern Tervueren), Brabant, 30 May, 727 or 728.
He was honored in the Middle Ages as the patron of huntsmen, and the healer of hydrophobia (rabies).
He was the eldest son of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and grandson of Charibert, King of Toulouse, a descendant of the great Pharamond.
Bertrand's wife is variously given as Hugbern, and as Afre, sister of Saint Oda.
As a youth, Hubert went to the court of Neustria, where his charming manners and agreeable address won universal esteem, gave him a prominent position among the gay courtiers, and led to his investment with the dignity of "count of the palace".
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