Case file · Apparition / miracle

The stag of Saint Hubert

Legend says Hubert, hunting in the Ardennes on Good Friday, met a stag with a crucifix between its antlers and converted; he became bishop of Liège and patron of hunters.

1450 CE · 50.03, 5.37 · status: legend

The account

The vision was borrowed from the legend of Saint Eustace and attached to Hubert in the 15th century. His relics drew pilgrims to the abbey of Saint-Hubert, believed to cure rabies.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Hubertus
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