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Hubert (3.11) He is said to be born in the year 655. Due to his works in propagating the religious faith among the population of South Brabant and the Ardennes he was made Bishop of Maastricht around the year 705 after the murder of his predecessor Lambert. During the course of his bishopric he transferred the seat from Maastricht to Liege where in 715 he had Lambert’s remains transported. He died on 30th May 727 at Tervueren near Bussel,. In 743 his remains were exhumed and in 825 they were transferred to the Monastery of Andagio in the Ardennes which bears his name since then. In 1568 the Monastery was occupied by the Hugonots and the reliquiae were dispersed. He is the patron saint of the Bishopric of Liege and the Ardennes; patron of hunters, shooters, founders, metal workers, turniers, butchers, opticians, manufacturers of mathematical instruments and of mathematicians. He protects dogs and especially against hydrophobia and the bites of other animals.