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Saint
Servatius
Reliquary bust of Saint Servatius (15/16th c.)
Born
Unknown Armenia (traditionally)
Died
13 May 384 AD (traditionally) Maastricht
Venerated in
Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Major shrine
Basilica of Saint Servatius, Maastricht
Feast
13 May
Attributes
So-called "Key of Saint Servatius", crozier, dragon (under his feet)
Patronage
Invoked against: foot troubles, lameness, rheumatism, rats and mice
Saint Servatius[2] (Dutch: Sint Servaas; French: Saint Servais; Limburgish: Sintervaos; Armenian: Սուրբ ՍերվատիոսSurb Servatios; died 13 May 384) was bishop of Tongeren (Latin: Atuatuca Tungrorum, the capital of the Tungri). 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.
bishop ofTongeren (Latin: Atuatuca Tungrorum, the capital of the Tungri). Servatius is patron saint of the city of Maastricht and the towns of Schijndel...
north, the city became the center of a Christian diocese under the influence of Saint Servatius, bishop ofTongeren, who died in 384 AD. In the meantime...
Servatius is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: ServatiusofTongeren (died 384), or Saint Servatius, Christian patron saint...
and Reims. In legends surrounding Saint ServatiusofTongeren dating to at least the eighth century, Servatius is said to have converted Attila and the...
Shen'ai, empress of the Jin Dynasty (d. 412) May 13 – ServatiusofTongeren, Roman Catholic bishop and saint July 20 – Pope Timothy I of Alexandria December...
Gundulphus, perhaps also Bethulphus) of Maastricht, sometimes ofTongeren (6th/7th century AD) was a bishop ofTongeren-Maastricht venerated as a Roman Catholic...
The Basilica of Saint Servatius is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Servatius, in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. The architecturally...
– ServatiusofTongeren, Roman Catholic bishop and saint July 20 – Pope Timothy I of Alexandria December 11 – Pope Damasus I Chu Suanzi, empress of the...
Martyrs of Nicomedia (304–305) Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (320) Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II (4th century) Martyrs of Córdoba (850–859) Martyrs of Otranto...
regret the loss of his other works." Phoebadius figured prominently at the Council of Rimini in 359, where, along with ServatiusofTongeren, he advocated...
the mother of John the Baptist’s mother Elizabeth and of a second child, Eliud, who was in turn the grandfather ofServatiusofTongeren, a 4th-century...
popular belief there is no relation to ServatiusofTongeren. The first church was built in 1856. In 1929, the St Servatius Church was built in expressionist...
Stanisław Sommertag (2018.02.18 - ), Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. ServatiusofTongeren Catholic Herald website, Maastricht: Much more than we might think...
bishop ofTongeren and Maastricht, and is revered as a Roman Catholic saint. Little is known about his life. The Acta Sanctorum only lists two vitae of Monulph...
were administered to him by the ServatiusofTongeren himself. Gerlach is a male forename of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic...
silver key with which Servatius can grant mercy and impart punishment on sinners. The citizens ofTongeren are all killed, but Servatius grants them mercy...
(12th century), Basilica of Saint Servatius, Maastricht Double relief choir screen (12th century), Basilica of Saint Servatius, Maastricht Four-part relief...
exhibition space of the city's public library (Centre Céramique). According to legend, the Armenian-born Saint Servatius, Bishop ofTongeren, died in Maastricht...
bishops: Nicasius of Rheims was slaughtered before the altar of his church in Reims; ServatiusofTongeren is alleged to have saved Tongeren with his prayers...
The St Servatius Chapel is a site of pilgrimage. There is a well behind the chapel which, according to legend, was dug by ServatiusofTongeren and used...
Diocese of Cologne (Köln, Germany). The traditional account makes Saint Servatius its founder. In 380 it was renamed as Diocese ofTongeren and Maastricht...