Saint Servatus of Tongres
Also known as
- Servaas
- Servatius
- Servais
- Servazio
Profile
Bishop of Tongres (in the modern Belgium) for 37 years. Welcomed Saint Athanasius of Alexandria during his exile by the Arians. Worked to remove heretical bishop of Cologne, Germany in 346. Active at the Council of Rimini in 359. Prophesied the mid-5th century invasion of Gaul by the Huns.
Born
- 13 March 384 at Tongres, Belgium of fever
- initially interred at Tongres
- miracles reported at his tomb including that snow would not accumulate on it no matter how deep it was all around it
- relics translated to the Saint Servaas Basilica, Maastricht, province of Limburg, Netherlands when Tongres was sacked
- against foot problems
- against lameness
- against leg problems
- against mice
- against rats
- against rheumatism
- blacksmiths
- carpenters
- for success
- in Belgium
- bishop holding a key and accompanied by an angel meeting burghers at a city gate
- bishop holding a key in one hand while placing his crozier on a dragon
- bishop reading desk where nearby sits a shield with three wooden shoes
- bishop with three wooden shoes
- man striking water with a staff
- pilgrim sleeping in the sun while an eagle fans him
MLA Citation
- “Saint Servatus of Tongres“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 February 2024. Web. 19 April 2024. <>