St. Hubert of Liège

Sanct Hubert is like Eustachius patron of the hunters and forest rangers. His feast is the 3rd of November. His name means: through intellect shining (old German).

In the legend of St. Hubert the vision of the holy Eustachius is flowed into.

Hubert lived at the court of Theoderich III. in Paris and went later to Metz. After the death of his wife during the birth of his first son, he stretched of all offices and lived for seven years as a hermit in the Ardennes and nourished himself through the hunt. In this time, his belief consolidated and he let himself ordain to a priest. He was regarded for his circumspect and indulgence. During a famine he rescued thousands of persons before death.

The legend of the hunter hubertus was only told first in the 15th century. A magnificent stag with a crucifix between the antlers appeared him what converted him. This situation is, like already mentioned, derived from of the Eustachius / Placidus-legend. The base for the attribution of this situation to Hubert was probable his time as a hermit.

Huberts body was solemnly raised on November 3rd 743 in St. Peter in Liège. Such an act was the usual form of a canonization into the 10th century. 825 the relics were transported into the Abbey of Andagium in the Ardennes which is since called St. Hubert's.

At the time around St. Hubert's day the traditional masses and hunts take place. Hubert is counted to the holy marshals, in some areas also to the holy helpers. His attribute is the (white) stag with a (illuminating) crucifix between the antlers.