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Hubert of Liège (Latinized: Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D.[1] 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 Royal Order of Saint Hubert (‹See Tfd› German: Sankt Hubertus Königlicher Orden), or sometimes (‹See Tfd› German: Königlicher Orden des Heiligen Hubertus) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood founded in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg. He sought to commemorate his victory over the House of Egmond at ...
Because of St Hubert's status as patron saint of hunting, the Abbey was a noted centre of hound breeding and today's Bloodhound is believed to be descended from the hounds bred there. [ 3 ] There were serious fires in the monastery in 1130, 1261, and 1525, and the building was sacked by Calvinists in 1568. [ 4 ]
Hubert James Taffin de Givenchy was born on 20 February 1927 in Beauvais, Oise, [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] into a Protestant noble family. [ 6 ] He was the younger son of Lucien Taffin de Givenchy, Marquis of Givenchy (1888–1930), and his wife, the former Béatrice ("Sissi") Badin (1888–1976). The Taffin de Givenchy family, which traces its roots to ...
George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) [1] was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." [2] He was born in Wales into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in ...
The Saint Hubert Altarpiece was a late 1430s altarpiece in the Chapel of St Hubert in the church of St Gudule, Brussels by Rogier van der Weyden and his studio. Its central image is lost but its side panels are thought to be The Dream of Pope Sergius ( J. Paul Getty Museum) and The Exhumation of St Hubert ( National Gallery, London) - In around ...
Saint Hubert's Key. The Key of St. Hubert on display in the Treasury of Liège Cathedral. St. Hubert’s Key (French: Clef de Saint-Hubert, Dutch: Hubertussleutel) is a sacramental object, typically in the form of a metal nail, cross, or cone. [1] It was primarily used in Western Europe until the early 20th century as a traditional cure for rabies.
Vindiciae contra tyrannos. Vindiciae contra tyrannos (meaning: "Defences [of liberty] against tyrants" [1]) was an influential Huguenot tract published in Basel in 1579. Its author remains uncertain, since it was written under the pseudonym of "Stephen Junius Brutus". [1] Likely candidates for its authorship include Hubert Languet and Philippe ...